tick

function

Contents

Simulates the asynchronous passage of time for the timers in the fakeAsync zone.

      
      tick(millis: number = 0): void

Parameters

millis

Type: number.

Optional. Default is 0.

Returns

void

Description

The microtasks queue is drained at the very start of this function and after any timer callback has been executed.

Usage notes

Example

      
      describe('this test', () => {
  it('looks async but is synchronous', <any>fakeAsync((): void => {
       let flag = false;
       setTimeout(() => { flag = true; }, 100);
       expect(flag).toBe(false);
       tick(50);
       expect(flag).toBe(false);
       tick(50);
       expect(flag).toBe(true);
     }));
});