---
name: "ElementTree.evaluateGenerator"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ElementTree.evaluateGenerator"
---

# ElementTree.evaluateGenerator(3kaya)

Evaluate a lazy element generator

## NAME

ElementTree::evaluateGenerator - Evaluate a lazy element generator

## SYNOPSIS

**Void evaluateGenerator(** *ElementTree element, Int idx* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**element** The parent element

**idx** The index to evaluate

## DESCRIPTION

Evaluate a lazy element generator and replace it with its result. This can be useful if you need to further process the results before printing the element tree, or if you want to **Pickle(3kaya)** the element tree.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.