ee.FeatureCollection.first

  • Returns the initial entry from a collection.

  • The method FeatureCollection.first() takes a FeatureCollection as input and returns an Element.

 Returns the first entry from a given collection.

UsageReturns
FeatureCollection.first()Element
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: collectionFeatureCollectionThe collection from which to select the first entry.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// A global power plant FeatureCollection.
var fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants');

print('The first feature (power plant) in the collection', fc.first());

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

import ee
import geemap.core as geemap

Colab (Python)

# A global power plant FeatureCollection.
fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants')

display('The first feature (power plant) in the collection:', fc.first())