mapTo

signature: mapTo(value: any): Observable

Map emissions to constant value.

Examples

Example 1: Map every emission to string

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import { interval } from 'rxjs/observable/interval';
import { mapTo } from 'rxjs/operators';
//emit value every two seconds
const source = interval(2000);
//map all emissions to one value
const example = source.pipe(mapTo('HELLO WORLD!'));
//output: 'HELLO WORLD!'...'HELLO WORLD!'...'HELLO WORLD!'...
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val => console.log(val));

Example 2: Mapping clicks to string

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import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs/observable/fromEvent';
import { mapTo } from 'rxjs/operators';
//emit every click on document
const source = fromEvent(document, 'click');
//map all emissions to one value
const example = source.pipe(mapTo('GOODBYE WORLD!'));
//output: (click)'GOODBYE WORLD!'...
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val => console.log(val));

Related Recipes

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Additional Resources

• mapTo
  - Official docs
• Changing behavior with mapTo
  - John Linquist
• Transformation operator: map and mapTo
  - André Staltz

Source Code:
https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/internal/operators/mapTo.ts