Unexpected token function* when creating a generator inside a class

Question

I have a class which has two properties, foo and bar:

class MyClass{
  constructor() {
    this.foo = 4;
    this.bar = 5;
  }
}

Now I want to create a generator. This generator uses foo and far to calculate the next element to yield, so I would like my generator to be encapsulated inside the class.

Making a function generator outside the class is no problem according to the docs. However, using the token function* inside a class leads to an unexpected token function* error.

class MyClass{
  constructor() {
    this.foo = 4;
    this.bar = 5;
  }

  function* myGenerator() {
    let index = this.foo;
    while(index < this.bar) {
      yield index++;
    }
  }
}

Can generators be created inside classes?

I can create the generator outside the class and pass foo and bar as parameters, but I feel this breaks encapsulation, since the generator is clearly something that should belong to the class.

What are my options here?

Answer 1

The syntax is

  *mygenerator() {
    // the code
  }

You don't put function before class methods in the class declaration for ordinary functions either.