Sequences: Yield vs. Return & How Pausing Functions Work
An introduction to the sequence method, an explanation of yield vs. return, a look into how to implement functions which can pause using continuations, and how this relates to suspend functions and coroutines.
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7 min readNov 17, 2022
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Tags: #FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT
This article is part of the Kotlin Primer, an opinionated guide to the Kotlin language, which is indented to help facilitate Kotlin adoption inside Java-centric organizations. It was originally written as an organizational learning resource for Etnetera a.s. and I would like to express my sincere gratitude for their support.
It is recommended to read the Introduction before moving on. Check out the Table of Contents for all articles.
sequence
fun <T> sequence(
block: suspend SequenceScope<T>.() -> Unit
): Sequence<T>
