# Ds\Vector::first

(PECL ds >= 1.0.0)

Ds\Vector::first — Returns the first value in the vector

### Description

public Ds\Vector::first ( ) : mixed

Returns the first value in the vector.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

The first value in the vector.

### Errors/Exceptions

UnderflowException if empty.

### Examples

Example #1 Ds\Vector::first() example

`<?php
$vector = new \Ds\Vector([1, 2, 3]);
var_dump($vector->first());
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    int(1)