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Ruby | Enumerable first() function

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025
The first() of enumerable is an inbuilt method in Ruby returns the first N elements or the first element of the enumerable. If there is no first element, it returns nil. If there are less than N elements, then it returns all the elements.
Syntax: enu.first(N) Parameters: The function takes N which signifies the first N elements which is to be returned. If N is not given, then it assumes N = 1. Return Value: It returns the first or first N elements.
Example 1: Output:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Example 2: Output:
1
Example 3: Output:
[1, 7, 10, 11]
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