# retry

Projects each element of an observable sequence into a new form by incorporating the element's index. This is an alias for the `select` method.

## Arguments

1. `[retryCount]` *(`Number`)*:  Number of times to retry the sequence. If not provided, retry the sequence indefinitely.

## Returns

*(`Observable`)*: An observable sequence producing the elements of the given sequence repeatedly until it terminates successfully.

## Example


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