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signature: delay(delay: number | Date, scheduler: Scheduler): Observable
delay(delay: number | Date, scheduler: Scheduler): ObservableDelay emitted values by given time.
Examples
Example 1: Delay to recognize long press
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import { fromEvent, of } from 'rxjs';
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import { mergeMap, delay, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
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const mousedown$ = fromEvent(document, 'mousedown');
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const mouseup$ = fromEvent(document, 'mouseup');
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mousedown$
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.pipe(mergeMap(event => of(event).pipe(delay(700), takeUntil(mouseup$))))
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.subscribe(event => console.log('Long Press!', event));
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Example 2: Delay for increasing durations
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// RxJS v6+
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import { of, merge } from 'rxjs';
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import { mapTo, delay } from 'rxjs/operators';
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//emit one item
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const example = of(null);
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//delay output of each by an extra second
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const message = merge(
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example.pipe(mapTo('Hello')),
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example.pipe(mapTo('World!'), delay(1000)),
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example.pipe(mapTo('Goodbye'), delay(2000)),
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example.pipe(mapTo('World!'), delay(3000))
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);
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//output: 'Hello'...'World!'...'Goodbye'...'World!'
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const subscribe = message.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
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