expand.md

expand

signature: expand(project: function, concurrent: number, scheduler: Scheduler): Observable

Recursively call provided function.

Examples

Example 1: Add one for each invocation

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//emit 2
const source = Rx.Observable.of(2);
const example = source
  //recursively call supplied function
  .expand(val => {
       //2,3,4,5,6
       console.log(`Passed value: ${val}`);
       //3,4,5,6
       return Rx.Observable.of(1 + val);
    })
  //call 5 times
  .take(5);
/*
	"RESULT: 2"
	"Passed value: 2"
	"RESULT: 3"
	"Passed value: 3"
	"RESULT: 4"
	"Passed value: 4"
	"RESULT: 5"
	"Passed value: 5"
	"RESULT: 6"
	"Passed value: 6"
*/
//output: 2,3,4,5,6
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val => console.log(`RESULT: ${val}`));

Additional Resources

• expand 📰 - Official docs

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📁 Source Code: https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/operator/expand.ts