Generators (ES6)

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

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 39
• Chrome for Android release 39
• Opera release 26
• Opera for Android release 26

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: In development
• Safari: Shipped
• Web Developers: Strongly positive

Last updated on 2017-06-14