Swift – Get First Element of Array
To get the first element of an array in Swift, access first
property of this Array.
Array.first returns the first element of this array. If the array is empty, then this property returns nil
.
Syntax
The syntax to call access first element of Array array
is
array.first
We may use this property with if statement as shown in the following.
if let firstElement = array.first { //code }
Examples
In the following program, we take an array of size five, and get the first element of this array.
main.swift
var nums = [ 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ] if let firstElement = nums.first { print("First Element : \(firstElement)") }
Output
First Element : 2 Program ended with exit code: 0
In the following program, we will take an empty array, and try to get the first element of this array. Also, we add else block to handle if the array is empty.
main.swift
var nums: [Int] = [] if let firstElement = nums.first { print("First Element : \(firstElement)") } else { print("Array is empty. No first element.") }
Output
Array is empty. No first element. Program ended with exit code: 0
Conclusion
In this Swift Tutorial, we learned how to get the first element of an Array in Swift programming.