delay
signature: delay(delay: number | Date, scheduler: Scheduler): Observable
Delay emitted values by given time.
Examples
Example 1: Delay for increasing durations
import { of } 'rxjs/observable/of';
import { merge } from 'rxjs/observable/merge';
import { mapTo, delay } from 'rxjs/operators';
//emit one item
const example = of(null);
//delay output of each by an extra second
const message = merge(
example.pipe(mapTo('Hello')),
example.pipe(mapTo('World!'), delay(1000)),
example.pipe(mapTo('Goodbye'), delay(2000)),
example.pipe(mapTo('World!'), delay(3000))
);
//output: 'Hello'...'World!'...'Goodbye'...'World!'
const subscribe = message.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
Related Recipes
Additional Resources
- delay
- Official docs - Transformation operator: delay and delayWhen
- André Staltz
Source Code:
https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/internal/operators/delay.ts