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What is the yield keyword used for in C#?

public void Consumer()
{
    foreach(int i in Integers())
    {
        Console.WriteLine(i.ToString());
    }
}

public IEnumerable<int> Integers()
{
    yield return 1;
    yield return 2;
    yield return 4;
    yield return 8;
    yield return 16;
    yield return 16777216;
}

yield in c#

public void Consumer()
{
    foreach(int i in Integers())
    {
        Console.WriteLine(i.ToString());
    }
}

public IEnumerable<int> Integers()
{
    yield return 1;
    yield return 2;
    yield return 4;
    yield return 8;
    yield return 16;
    yield return 16777216;
}

yield c#

IEnumerable<char> hello()
{
	foreach (char ch in "hello world")
	{
		yield return ch;
	}
}
Console.WriteLine(hello());
//Submission#0+<hello>d__0                                                                                                                             
foreach(char ch in hello())
{
	Console.WriteLine(ch);
}
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c# yield keyword

class Program
{
    static int[,] _grid = new int[15, 15];
    
    static void Main()
    {
        // Initialize some elements in 2D array.
        _grid[0, 1] = 4;
        _grid[4, 4] = 5;
        _grid[14, 2] = 3;
        
        // Sum values in 2D array.
        int sum = 0;
        foreach (int value in GridValues())
        {
            sum += value;
        }
        // Write result.
        Console.WriteLine("SUMMED 2D ELEMENTS: " + sum);
    }
    
    public static IEnumerable<int> GridValues()
    {
        // Use yield return to return all 2D array elements.
        for (int x = 0; x < 15; x++)
        {
            for (int y = 0; y < 15; y++)
            {
                yield return _grid[x, y];
            }
        }
    }
}