first

Return the first element of an array-like object.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/array-base-first

Usage

var first = require( '@stdlib/array-base-first' );

first( x )

Returns the first element of an array-like object.

var x = [ 1, 2, 3 ];

var out = first( x );
// returns 1

Examples

var Complex64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-complex64' );
var first = require( '@stdlib/array-base-first' );

// Create a complex number array:
var arr = new Complex64Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );

// Return the first element:
var out = first( arr );
// returns <Complex64>[ 1.0, 2.0 ]

console.log( '%s', out.toString() );
// => '1 + 2i'

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

See LICENSE.

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