Clarified documentation for crypto.publicDecrypt() and similar functi…

…ons as per nodejs#12946
WilliamT1 · May 25, 2017 · 3585e6a · 3585e6a
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@@ -1612,6 +1612,7 @@ added: v0.11.14
 - `buffer` {Buffer | TypedArray | DataView}
 
 Decrypts `buffer` with `private_key`.
+* Returns: New [`Buffer`][] with decrypted content
 
 `private_key` can be an object or a string. If `private_key` is a string, it is
 treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING`.
@@ -1629,6 +1630,7 @@ added: v1.1.0
 - `buffer` {Buffer | TypedArray | DataView}
 
 Encrypts `buffer` with `private_key`.
+* Returns: New [`Buffer`][] with encrypted content
 
 `private_key` can be an object or a string. If `private_key` is a string, it is
 treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`.
@@ -1646,6 +1648,7 @@ added: v1.1.0
 - `buffer` {Buffer | TypedArray | DataView}
 
 Decrypts `buffer` with `public_key`.
+* Returns: New [`Buffer`][] with decrypted content
 
 `public_key` can be an object or a string. If `public_key` is a string, it is
 treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`.
@@ -1665,8 +1668,8 @@ added: v0.11.14
     `RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`, or `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING`.
 - `buffer` {Buffer | TypedArray | DataView}
 
-Encrypts the content of `buffer` with `public_key` and returns a new
-[`Buffer`][] with encrypted content.
+Encrypts the content of `buffer` with `public_key`
+* Returns: New [`Buffer`][] with encrypted content
 
 `public_key` can be an object or a string. If `public_key` is a string, it is
 treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING`.