first.md

Rx.Observable.prototype.first([predicate], [thisArg])

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Returns the first element of an observable sequence that satisfies the condition in the predicate if present else the first item in the sequence.

Arguments

1. predicate (Function): A predicate function to evaluate for elements in the source sequence. The callback is called with the following information:
   1. the value of the element
   2. the index of the element
   3. the Observable object being subscribed
2. [thisArg] (Any): Object to use as this when executing the predicate.

Returns

(Observable): An observable sequence that contains elements from the input sequence that satisfy the condition.

Example

/* No Match */
var source = Rx.Observable.empty()
    .first();

var subscription = source.subscribe(
    function (x) {
        console.log('Next: ' + x);
    },
    function (err) {
        console.log('Error: ' + err);
    },
    function () {
        console.log('Completed');
    });

// => Error: Error: Sequence contains no elements.

/* Without a predicate */
var source = Rx.Observable.range(0, 10)
    .first();

var subscription = source.subscribe(
    function (x) {
        console.log('Next: ' + x);
    },
    function (err) {
        console.log('Error: ' + err);
    },
    function () {
        console.log('Completed');
    });

// => Next: 0
// => Completed

/* With a predicate */
var source = Rx.Observable.range(0, 10)
    .first(function (x, idx, obs) { return x % 2 === 1; });

var subscription = source.subscribe(
    function (x) {
        console.log('Next: ' + x);
    },
    function (err) {
        console.log('Error: ' + err);
    },
    function () {
        console.log('Completed');
    });

// => Next: 1
// => Completed

Location

File:

• /src/core/linq/observable/first.js

Dist:

• rx.all.js
• rx.all.compat.js
• rx.aggregates.js

Prerequisites:

• rx.js | rx.compat.js | rx.lite.js | rx.lite.compat.js

NPM Packages:

• rx

NuGet Packages:

• RxJS-All
• RxJS-Aggregates

Unit Tests:

• /tests/observable/first.js