Is there a way to specify ES6 generator method in object literal in node.js?

Question

I cannot seem to create a generator method as object literal.

Here is my working source code:

function *getRecords (data) {
    for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
        yield data[i];
    }
}
var records = getRecords(data);
for (var record of records) {
   // process my record
}

But the when I move my generator method in object literal:

var myobj = {
    *getRecords: function (data) {...}
}

I get SyntaxError: Unexpected token *

If I add quotes

var myobj = {
    '*getRecords': function (data) {...}
}

I get: SyntaxError: Unexpected strict mode reserved word

I'm runnng nodejs v0.12.2 with --harmony option, but no matter what I do, I can't seem to get it working.

Answer 1

A @thefoureye already answered, if you are using function expressions then you will have to place the * token right after the function token.

However, you can also use method definitions in object literals. Here, you'd place the * before the generator method name indeed, however as with every method definition it does not contain the colon and the function keyword:

var myobj = {
    *getRecords(data) {
        …
    }
};