In C# we have iterators which might return data, such as a collection but can also yield return values allowing us to more dynamically return iterable data. <\/p>\n
Yield basically means return a value but store the position within the iterator so that when the iterator is called again, execution starts at the next command in the iterators.<\/p>\n
These same type of operations are available in JavaScript using generator functions. Let’s look at a simple example<\/p>\n
\r\nfunction* generator() {\r\n yield "A";\r\n yield "B";\r\n yield "C";\r\n yield "D";\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\nThe function*<\/strong> denotes a generator function and it’s only in the generator function we can use the yield keyword.<\/p>\nWhen this function is called a Generator<\/a> object is returned which adheres to the iterable protocol<\/a> and the iterator protocol<\/a> which basically means, the Generator acts like an iterator.<\/p>\nHence executing the following code will result in each yield value being output, i.e. A, B, C, D<\/p>\n
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