# iterAdd > Create an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] which performs element-wise addition of two or more [iterators][mdn-iterator-protocol].
## Usage ```javascript var iterAdd = require( '@stdlib/math/iter/ops/add' ); ``` #### iterAdd( iter0, ...iterator ) Returns an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] which performs element-wise addition of two or more [iterators][mdn-iterator-protocol]. ```javascript var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array/to-iterator' ); var it1 = array2iterator( [ 1.0, 2.0 ] ); var it2 = array2iterator( [ 3.0, 4.0 ] ); var it = iterAdd( it1, it2 ); // returns var v = it.next().value; // returns 4.0 v = it.next().value; // returns 6.0 var bool = it.next().done; // returns true ``` The returned [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] protocol-compliant object has the following properties: - **next**: function which returns an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] protocol-compliant object containing the next iterated value (if one exists) assigned to a `value` property and a `done` property having a `boolean` value indicating whether the [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] is finished. - **return**: function which closes an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] and returns a single (optional) argument in an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] protocol-compliant object. If provided a numeric value as an [`iterator`][mdn-iterator-protocol] argument, the value is broadcast as an **infinite** [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] which **always** returns the provided value. ```javascript var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array/to-iterator' ); var arr = array2iterator( [ 1.0, 2.0 ] ); var it = iterAdd( arr, 3.14 ); // returns var v = it.next().value; // returns 4.14 v = it.next().value; // returns 5.14 var bool = it.next().done; // returns true ```
## Notes - If an iterated value is non-numeric (including `NaN`), the returned [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] returns `NaN`. If non-numeric iterated values are possible, you are advised to provide an [`iterator`][mdn-iterator-protocol] which type checks and handles non-numeric values accordingly. - The length of the returned [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] is equal to the length of the shortest provided [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol]. In other words, the returned [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] ends once **one** of the provided [iterators][mdn-iterator-protocol] ends. - If an environment supports `Symbol.iterator` **and** provided [iterators][mdn-iterator-protocol] are iterable, the returned [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] is iterable.
## Examples ```javascript var iterSineWave = require( '@stdlib/simulate/iter/sine-wave' ); var iterAdd = require( '@stdlib/math/iter/ops/add' ); // Create an iterator which generates a sine wave: var sine1 = iterSineWave({ 'period': 50, 'offset': 0, 'iter': 100 }); // Create another iterator which generates a higher frequency sine wave: var sine2 = iterSineWave({ 'period': 10, 'offset': 0, 'iter': 100 }); // Create an iterator which adds the two waveforms: var it = iterAdd( sine1, sine2 ); // Perform manual iteration... var v; while ( true ) { v = it.next(); if ( v.done ) { break; } console.log( v.value ); } ```