Generator Functions

function* nums() {
    console.log('starting');  // A
    yield 1;                  // B
    console.log('yielded 1'); // C
    yield 2;                  // D
    console.log('yielded 2'); // E
    yield 3;                  // F
    console.log('yielded 3'); // G
}
var generator = nums(); // Returns the iterator. No code in nums is executed

generator.next();  // Executes lines A,B returning { value: 1, done: false }
// console: "starting"
generator.next();  // Executes lines C,D returning { value: 2, done: false }
// console: "yielded 1"
generator.next();  // Executes lines E,F returning { value: 3, done: false }
// console: "yielded 2"
generator.next();  // Executes line G returning { value: undefined, done: true }
// console: "yielded 3"

generator = nums();
generator.next(); // Executes lines A,B returning { value: 1, done: false }
generator.next(); // Executes lines C,D returning { value: 2, done: false }
generator.return(3); // no code is executed returns { value: 3, done: true }
// any further calls will return done = true 
generator.next(); // no code executed returns { value: undefined, done: true }

function* nums() {
    try {
        yield 1;                  // A
        yield 2;                  // B
        yield 3;                  // C
    } catch (e) {
        console.log(e.message);    // D
    }
}

var generator = nums();

generator.next();  // Executes line A returning { value: 1, done: false }
generator.next();  // Executes line B returning { value: 2, done: false }
generator.throw(new Error("Error!!"));  // Executes line D returning { value: undefined, done: true}
// console: "Error!!"
generator.next();  // no code executed. returns { value: undefined, done: true }