diff --git a/examples/custom-get-set.js b/examples/custom-get-set.js
index 656aa4523..73833abb3 100644
--- a/examples/custom-get-set.js
+++ b/examples/custom-get-set.js
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ message MyMessage {\
 
 var root = protobuf.parse(proto, { keepCase: true }).root; // or use Root#load
 
+// converts a string from underscore notation to camel case
 function toCamelCase(str) {
     return str.substring(0,1) + str.substring(1).replace(/_([a-z])(?=[a-z]|$)/g, function($0, $1) { return $1.toUpperCase(); });
 }
 
+// adds a virtual alias property
 function addAliasProperty(type, name, aliasName) {
     if (aliasName !== name)
         Object.defineProperty(type.ctor.prototype, aliasName, {
diff --git a/examples/reader-writer.js b/examples/reader-writer.js
index 834e4ed0b..7361b79f0 100644
--- a/examples/reader-writer.js
+++ b/examples/reader-writer.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-/*eslint-disable strict, no-console*/
+// this example demonstrates how to use the reader/writer interface directly to read and write the
+// protobuf wire format.
 
-var protobuf = require("../runtime");
-//  protobuf = require("protobufjs/runtime");
+/*eslint-disable strict, no-console*/
+var protobuf = require("../runtime"); // require("protobufjs/runtime");
 
 // writing
 var buffer = protobuf.Writer.create()
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ while (reader.pos < reader.len) {
             reader.skipType(/*wireType*/ tag & 7);
             break;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/streaming-rpc.js b/examples/streaming-rpc.js
index fd4c65181..f3c0c2317 100644
--- a/examples/streaming-rpc.js
+++ b/examples/streaming-rpc.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-/*eslint-disable strict, no-console*/
+// this example demonstrates how to implement streaming rpc for services.
 
+/*eslint-disable strict, no-console*/
 var protobuf = require("..");
 
 // Load a definition with services:
diff --git a/examples/traverse-types.js b/examples/traverse-types.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4dbea444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/traverse-types.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// this example demonstrates how to traverse through a root instance by calling a custom function
+// for each message type within.
+
+/*eslint-disable strict, no-console*/
+var protobuf = require(".."); // require("protobufjs");
+
+var proto = "syntax=\"proto3\";\
+package example;\
+message Foo {\
+  string a = 1;\
+}\
+message Bar {\
+  uint32 b = 1;\
+  \
+  message Inner {\
+    bytes c = 1;\
+  }\
+}";
+
+function traverseTypes(current, fn) {
+    if (current instanceof protobuf.Type)
+        fn(current);
+    if (current.nestedArray)
+        current.nestedArray.forEach(function(nested) {
+            traverseTypes(nested, fn);
+        });
+}
+
+var root = protobuf.parse(proto).root;
+
+traverseTypes(root, function(type) {
+    console.log(type.fullName);
+});