How to get the first element of List in Scala
Last Updated :
19 Nov, 2021
In Scala, list is defined under scala.collection.immutable package. A list is a collection of same type elements which contains immutable data. Let’s see how to get the first element of given List in Scala.
List in Scala contains many suitable methods to perform simple operations like head(), tail(), isEmpty(). Coming to list, head() method is used to get the head/top element of the list.
below are examples to get first element of list.
Example :
scala
import scala.collection.immutable. _
object GFG
{
def main(args : Array[String])
{
val mylist : List[String] = List( "Geeks" , "For" , "geeks" , "is" ,
"a" , "fabulous" , "portal" )
println( "The head of the list is:" )
println(mylist.head)
}
}
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Output:
The head of the list is:
Geeks
Example :
scala
import scala.collection.immutable. _
object GFG
{
def main(args : Array[String])
{
val myList = List.range( 10 , 19 )
println(myList)
println( "First element is: " + myList.head)
}
}
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Output:
List(10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
First element is: 10
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