Legacy generator function expression

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

Obsolete since Gecko 58 (Firefox 58 / Thunderbird 58 / SeaMonkey 2.55)
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

The legacy generator function expression was a SpiderMonkey-specific feature, which is removed in Firefox 58+. For future-facing usages, consider using the function* expression.

The function keyword can be used to define a legacy generator function inside an expression. To make the function a legacy generator, the function body should contain at least one yield expression.

Syntax

function [name]([param1[, param2[, ..., paramN]]]) {
   statements
}

Parameters

name
The function name. Can be omitted, in which case the function is anonymous. The name is only local to the function body.
paramN
The name of an argument to be passed to the function. A function can have up to 255 arguments.
statements
The statements which comprise the body of the function. This should contain at least one yield expression.

Description

An overview of the usage is available on the Iterators and Generators page.

Browser compatibility

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Legacy generator function
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support 2 — 58IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support 4 — 58Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support Nonodejs No support No

Legend

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No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

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