PHP | Ds\Vector first() Function Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The Ds\Vector::first() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to find the first element in the vector. Syntax: mixed public Ds\Vector::first( void ) Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter. Return Value: This function returns the first element present in the vector. Below programs illustrate the Ds\Vector::first() function in PHP: Program 1: PHP <?php // Create vector elements $vector = new \Ds\Vector([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]); echo("First element of the vector: "); // Use first() function to find // the first element var_dump($vector->first()); ?> Output: First element of the vector: int(1) Program 2: PHP <?php // Create vector elements $vector = new \Ds\Vector(["geeks", "for", "geeks"]); echo("First element of the vector: "); // Use first() function to find // the first element var_dump($vector->first()); ?> Output: First element of the vector: string(5) "geeks" Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/ds-vector.first.php Create Quiz Comment B barykrg Follow 0 Improve B barykrg Follow 0 Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies PHP PHP-function PHP-ds_vector Explore BasicsPHP Syntax4 min readPHP Variables5 min readPHP | Functions6 min readPHP Loops4 min readArrayPHP Arrays5 min readPHP Associative Arrays4 min readMultidimensional arrays in PHP5 min readSorting Arrays in PHP4 min readOOPs & InterfacesPHP Classes2 min readPHP | Constructors and Destructors5 min readPHP Access Modifiers4 min readMultiple Inheritance in PHP4 min readMySQL DatabasePHP | MySQL Database Introduction4 min readPHP Database connection2 min readPHP | MySQL ( Creating Database )3 min readPHP | MySQL ( Creating Table )3 min readPHP AdvancePHP Superglobals6 min readPHP | Regular Expressions12 min readPHP Form Handling4 min readPHP File Handling4 min readPHP | Uploading File3 min readPHP Cookies9 min readPHP | Sessions7 min read Like