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signature: timer(initialDelay: number | Date, period: number, scheduler: Scheduler): Observable
timer(initialDelay: number | Date, period: number, scheduler: Scheduler): ObservableAfter given duration, emit numbers in sequence every specified duration.
Examples
Example 1: timer emits 1 value then completes
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// RxJS v6+
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import { timer } from 'rxjs';
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//emit 0 after 1 second then complete, since no second argument is supplied
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const source = timer(1000);
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//output: 0
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const subscribe = source.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
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Example 2: timer emits after 1 second, then every 2 seconds
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// RxJS v6+
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import { timer } from 'rxjs';
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/*
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timer takes a second argument, how often to emit subsequent values
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in this case we will emit first value after 1 second and subsequent
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values every 2 seconds after
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*/
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const source = timer(1000, 2000);
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//output: 0,1,2,3,4,5......
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const subscribe = source.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
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