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First
Syntax
First(L:LIST):OBJECT
First(L:LIST,N:INT):OBJECT
Summary
the first N elements of a list
Description
In the first form, the function is the same as the function 'Head';
it returns the first element of the list L.  In the second form, it
returns the list of the first N elements of L.

Example

L := [1,2,3,4,5];
First(L);
1
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First(L,3);
[1, 2, 3]
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