combineLatest
accepts
2+ input streams,
a project function (optional)
- ❯Whenever any input stream emits a value, it combines the latest values emitted by each input stream
returns a new stream of combined values
zip
accepts
2+ input streams,
a project function (optional)
- ❯It waits for all input streams to have all emitted their n-th value
- ❯As soon as this condition is met, it combines all those n-th values and emits the n-th combined value
returns a new stream of combined values
Revised on Monday, 8 Oct. 2018
zip vs combineLatest in RxJS
As you can see, ❚ zip produces the first combined value only when both input streams have all emitted their first value.
While ❚ combineLatest combines values whenever any input stream emits a value, ❚ zip only combines each n-th values together.
See also
Compare all combining operators - The Illustrated Book of RxJS (40% off on Gumroad)
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