timer

signature: timer(initialDelay: number | Date, period: number, scheduler: Scheduler): Observable

After given duration, emit numbers in sequence every specified duration.

Examples

Example 1: timer emits 1 value then completes

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// RxJS v6+
import { timer } from 'rxjs';

//emit 0 after 1 second then complete, since no second argument is supplied
const source = timer(1000);
//output: 0
const subscribe = source.subscribe(val => console.log(val));

Example 2: timer emits after 1 second, then every 2 seconds

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// RxJS v6+
import { timer } from 'rxjs';

/*
  timer takes a second argument, how often to emit subsequent values
  in this case we will emit first value after 1 second and subsequent
  values every 2 seconds after
*/
const source = timer(1000, 2000);
//output: 0,1,2,3,4,5......
const subscribe = source.subscribe(val => console.log(val));

Related Recipes

• HTTP Polling

Additional Resources

• timer - Official docs
• Creation operators: interval and timer - André Staltz

Source Code: https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/internal/observable/timer.ts