Class First
Represents an operator that returns the first element of an observable sequence.
If the sequence has no elements, First
will terminate with an error.
Tip
If you are interested in finding the first element that meets some criteria, consider using the Condition operator before First
.
Warning
There are subtle but important differences between using the First
operator and Take(1)
:
- When the source sequence has no elements,
Take(1)
will complete successfully, whileFirst
will throw an error. - When the source sequence emits the first element,
Take(1)
will immediately cancel the subscription to the source sequence before emitting the notification.First
, on the other hand, will emit the notification and only afterwards cancel the subscription to the source sequence.
public class First : Combinator
- Inheritance
-
First
- Inherited Members
Methods
Process<TSource>(IObservable<TSource>)
Returns the first element of an observable sequence.
public override IObservable<TSource> Process<TSource>(IObservable<TSource> source)
Parameters
source
IObservable<TSource>The sequence to take the first element from.
Returns
- IObservable<TSource>
An observable sequence containing the first element of the
source
sequence.
Type Parameters
TSource
The type of the elements in the
source
sequence.