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---
title: Cycle generator
tags: function,generator
author: chalarangelo
cover: secret-tree
firstSeen: 2020-10-11T17:05:38+03:00
lastUpdated: 2020-10-11T17:05:38+03:00
---
Creates a generator, looping over the given array indefinitely.
- Use a non-terminating `while` loop, that will `yield` a value every time `Generator.prototype.next()` is called.
- Use the module operator (`%`) with `Array.prototype.length` to get the next value's index and increment the counter after each `yield` statement.
```js
const cycleGenerator = function* (arr) {
let i = 0;
while (true) {
yield arr[i % arr.length];
i++;
}
};
```
```js
const binaryCycle = cycleGenerator([0, 1]);
binaryCycle.next(); // { value: 0, done: false }
binaryCycle.next(); // { value: 1, done: false }
binaryCycle.next(); // { value: 0, done: false }
binaryCycle.next(); // { value: 1, done: false }
```