For Await Of Loop
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JavaScript
/**
* for await(let val of obj) {
* use the asynchronous result
* }
*/
let thing = [
new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(resolve, 4000, "one");
}),
new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(resolve, 1000, "two");
}),
new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(resolve, 1000, "three");
})
];
//all 3 promises are being created as soon as the page runs
//so we need different timeout delay values
(async function() {
for await (let res of thing) {
console.log(res);
}
})();
/**
* async iter
*
*/
let myObj = {
//add an asyncIterator method to my object
[Symbol.asyncIterator]() {
//which will return an object that contains a method called next()
return {
i: 0 /* my counter property */,
next() {
if (this.i < 3) {
//return value from the next method must be an object
//the object should contain a value and a done property
return new Promise(resolve => {
let obj = { value: this.i, done: false };
this.i = this.i + 1;
setTimeout(resolve, 1000, obj);
//this timeout delay value is not set until next() is called by for await...of
});
}
//once our counter value is 3 or more tell whoever called next that we are done
return new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(resolve, 3000, { done: true });
});
}
};
}
};
(async function() {
for await (let num of myObj) {
console.log(num);
}
})();
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