@serenity-is/corelib / first

Function: first()

first<TItem>(array, predicate): TItem

Defined in: src/compat/arrays-compat.ts:42

Returns the first element that satisfies the predicate (LINQ First semantics).

Type Parameters

TItem

TItem

Parameters

array

TItem[]

Array to search.

predicate

(x) => boolean

Function invoked per element; return true for the desired element.

Returns

TItem

The first matching element.

Throws

If no element satisfies the predicate ("first:No element satisfies the condition.").

Deprecated

Prefer array.find(predicate) with explicit not-found handling. Retained as a first compat shim.

Example

first([1, 2, 3], x => x > 1); // 2