Kotlin – Get first element in Array

Get first element in Array in Kotlin

To get the first element from the Array in Kotlin, you can use Array.first() function.

Call the first() function on the given Array object, and the function returns the first element.

arr.first()

A simple example with an input and desired output is

Input Array
["apple", "banana", "cherry", "mango"]

First element
"apple"

Examples

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val arr = arrayOf<String>("apple", "banana", "cherry", "mango")
    val firstElement = arr.first()
    println(firstElement)
}

apple