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# Require yield in generator functions

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `javascript-best-practices/require-yield`

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Error

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

Generator functions must yield at some point. Otherwise, use a normal function.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
function* foo() { return 0; }
(function* foo() { return 0; })();
var obj = { *foo() { return 0; } }
class A { *foo() { return 0; } }
function* foo() { function* bar() { yield 0; } }
function* foo() { function* bar() { return 0; } yield 0; }
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
function foo() { return 0; }
function* foo() { yield 0; }
function* foo() { }
(function* foo() { yield 0; })();
(function* foo() { })();
var obj = { *foo() { yield 0; } };
var obj = { *foo() { } };
class A { *foo() { yield 0; } };
class A { *foo() { } }
```
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