A generator is a special type of function that works as a factory for iterators.

Demo

• https://github.com/GoogleChrome/samples/tree/gh-pages/generators

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/function*
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Generator
• http://updates.html5rocks.com/2014/10/Generators-the-Gnarly-Bits

Specification

Specification link

Status: Final published standard: Recommendation, Living Standard, Candidate Recommendation, or similar final form

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Implementation status: Enabled by default (tracking bug)

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Safari: Shipped/Shipping
• Web Developers: Strongly positive

Last updated on 2020-11-09