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# std::forward_list::front

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reference front(); |  | (since C++11)
const_reference front() const; |  | (since C++11)

Returns a reference to the first element in the container.

Calling `front` on an empty container is undefined.

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

reference to the first element

### [edit] Complexity

Constant

### [edit] Notes

For a container `c`, the expression c.front() is equivalent to *c.begin().

### [edit] Example

The following code uses `front` to display the first element of a std::forward_list<char>:

Run this code

    #include <forward_list>
    #include <iostream>

    int main()
    {
        std::forward_list<char> letters {'o', 'm', 'g', 'w', 't', 'f'};

        if (!letters.empty()) {
            std::cout << "The first character is: " << letters.front() << '\n';
        }
    }

Output:

    The first character is o

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