[RxJS] Transformation operator: map and mapTo

We made our first operator called multiplyBy, which looks a bit useful, but in practice we don't need it because it's too specific: it only does simple multiplication on numbers. In this lesson we will see how the map() operator is useful for any calculation on delivered values.

map:

var foo = Rx.Observable.interval(1000);

/*

foo: ---0---1---2---3--...
       map(x => x / 2)
bar: ---0---2---4---6--...

*/

// map take a function
var bar = foo.map(x => x / 2);

bar.subscribe(
  function (x) { console.log('next ' + x); },
  function (err) { console.log('error ' + err); },
  function () { console.log('done'); },
);

mapTo:

var foo = Rx.Observable.interval(1000);

/*

foo: --- 0---1--- 2--- 3--...
       mapTo(10)
bar: ---10---10---10---10--...

*/

// mapTo take a value
var bar = foo.mapTo(10);

bar.subscribe(
  function (x) { console.log('next ' + x); },
  function (err) { console.log('error ' + err); },
  function () { console.log('done'); },
);