doc: consistent case for primitive types

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11167
Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 44 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index 650e9ed981..78c90045af 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ changes:
 > Stability: 0 - Deprecated:
 > Use [`Buffer.from(string[, encoding])`][`Buffer.from(string)`] instead.
 
-* `string` {String} String to encode
-* `encoding` {String} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* `string` {string} String to encode
+* `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
 
 Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
 provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
@@ -508,9 +508,9 @@ added: v5.10.0
 -->
 
 * `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
-* `fill` {String | Buffer | Integer} A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with.
+* `fill` {string | Buffer | Integer} A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with.
   **Default:** `0`
-* `encoding` {String} If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding.
   **Default:** `'utf8'`
 
 Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `fill` is `undefined`, the
@@ -674,9 +674,9 @@ changes:
                  or `ArrayBuffer`.
 -->
 
-* `string` {String | Buffer | TypedArray | DataView | ArrayBuffer} A value to
+* `string` {string | Buffer | TypedArray | DataView | ArrayBuffer} A value to
   calculate the length of
-* `encoding` {String} If `string` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `string` is a string, this is its encoding.
   **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {Integer} The number of bytes contained within `string`
 
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ A `TypeError` will be thrown if `buffer` is not a `Buffer`.
 added: v5.10.0
 -->
 
-* `string` {String} A string to encode.
-* `encoding` {String} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* `string` {string} A string to encode.
+* `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
 
 Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
 provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ Returns `true` if `obj` is a `Buffer`, `false` otherwise.
 added: v0.9.1
 -->
 
-* `encoding` {String} A character encoding name to check
+* `encoding` {string} A character encoding name to check
 * Returns: {Boolean}
 
 Returns `true` if `encoding` contains a supported character encoding, or `false`
@@ -1170,10 +1170,10 @@ changes:
     description: The `encoding` parameter is supported now.
 -->
 
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Integer} The value to fill `buf` with
+* `value` {string | Buffer | Integer} The value to fill `buf` with
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start filling `buf`. **Default:** `0`
 * `end` {Integer} Where to stop filling `buf` (not inclusive). **Default:** [`buf.length`]
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
   **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {Buffer} A reference to `buf`
 
@@ -1207,9 +1207,9 @@ console.log(Buffer.allocUnsafe(3).fill('\u0222'));
 added: v5.3.0
 -->
 
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Integer} What to search for
+* `value` {string | Buffer | Integer} What to search for
 * `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. **Default:** `0`
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
   **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {Boolean} `true` if `value` was found in `buf`, `false` otherwise
 
@@ -1256,9 +1256,9 @@ changes:
                  is no longer required.
 -->
 
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Uint8Array | Integer} What to search for
+* `value` {string | Buffer | Uint8Array | Integer} What to search for
 * `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. **Default:** `0`
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
   **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {Integer} The index of the first occurrence of `value` in `buf` or `-1`
   if `buf` does not contain `value`
@@ -1365,10 +1365,10 @@ changes:
     description: The `value` can now be a `Uint8Array`.
 -->
 
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Uint8Array | Integer} What to search for
+* `value` {string | Buffer | Uint8Array | Integer} What to search for
 * `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`.
   **Default:** [`buf.length`]` - 1`
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
   **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {Integer} The index of the last occurrence of `value` in `buf` or `-1`
   if `buf` does not contain `value`
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ added: v0.11.15
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Number}
 
 Reads a 64-bit double from `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ added: v0.11.15
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Number}
 
 Reads a 32-bit float from `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ added: v0.5.0
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads a signed 8-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset`.
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads a signed 16-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads a signed 32-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ added: v0.11.15
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
 * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads `byteLength` number of bytes from `buf` at the specified `offset`
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ added: v0.5.0
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads an unsigned 8-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset`.
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads an unsigned 16-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 -->
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ added: v0.11.15
 
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
 * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer}
 
 Reads `byteLength` number of bytes from `buf` at the specified `offset`
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ console.log(copy);
 added: v0.1.90
 -->
 
-* `encoding` {String} The character encoding to decode to. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* `encoding` {string} The character encoding to decode to. **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * `start` {Integer} The byte offset to start decoding at. **Default:** `0`
 * `end` {Integer} The byte offset to stop decoding at (not inclusive).
   **Default:** [`buf.length`]
@@ -2106,10 +2106,10 @@ for (const value of buf) {
 added: v0.1.90
 -->
 
-* `string` {String} String to be written to `buf`
+* `string` {string} String to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing `string`. **Default:** `0`
 * `length` {Integer} How many bytes to write. **Default:** `buf.length - offset`
-* `encoding` {String} The character encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* `encoding` {string} The character encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {Integer} Number of bytes written
 
 Writes `string` to `buf` at `offset` according to the character encoding in `encoding`.
@@ -2134,9 +2134,9 @@ console.log(`${len} bytes: ${buf.toString('utf8', 0, len)}`);
 added: v0.11.15
 -->
 
-* `value` {Number} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `value` {number} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
@@ -2169,9 +2169,9 @@ console.log(buf);
 added: v0.11.15
 -->
 
-* `value` {Number} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `value` {number} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ added: v0.5.0
 
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`. `value` *should* be a valid
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
@@ -2304,7 +2304,7 @@ added: v0.11.15
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
 * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
   **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ added: v0.5.0
 
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`. `value` *should* be a
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
 Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ added: v0.5.5
 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
 * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
   **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
 
@@ -2507,8 +2507,8 @@ changes:
 -->
 
 * `source` {Buffer|Uint8Array} A `Buffer` or `Uint8Array` instance
-* `fromEnc` {String} The current encoding
-* `toEnc` {String} To target encoding
+* `fromEnc` {string} The current encoding
+* `toEnc` {string} To target encoding
 
 Re-encodes the given `Buffer` or `Uint8Array` instance from one character
 encoding to another. Returns a new `Buffer` instance.