Improving first op test

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Mike Farah
2025-10-12 14:32:28 +11:00
parent 0ecdce24e8
commit 8b2ba41c6c
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# First
Returns the first matching element in an array, or first matching value in a map.
Can be given an expression to match with, otherwise will just return the first.
## First matching element from array
Given a sample.yml file of:
@@ -20,8 +25,10 @@ Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
- a: banana
- a: cat
b: firstCat
- a: apple
- a: cat
b: secondCat
```
then
```bash
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will output
```yaml
a: cat
b: firstCat
```
## First matching element from array with numeric condition
@@ -38,6 +46,7 @@ Given a sample.yml file of:
- a: 10
- a: 100
- a: 1
- a: 101
```
then
```bash
@@ -53,7 +62,10 @@ Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
- a: false
- a: true
b: firstTrue
- a: false
- a: true
b: secondTrue
```
then
```bash
@@ -62,6 +74,7 @@ yq 'first(.a == true)' sample.yml
will output
```yaml
a: true
b: firstTrue
```
## First matching element from array with null values
@@ -84,19 +97,19 @@ a: cat
Given a sample.yml file of:
```yaml
- a: dog
b: 5
b: 7
- a: cat
b: 3
- a: apple
b: 7
b: 5
```
then
```bash
yq 'first(.b > 4)' sample.yml
yq 'first(.b > 4 and .b < 6)' sample.yml
```
will output
```yaml
a: dog
a: apple
b: 5
```
@@ -127,7 +140,7 @@ x:
y:
a: 100
z:
a: 1
a: 101
```
then
```bash
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# First
Returns the first matching element in an array, or first matching value in a map.
Can be given an expression to match with, otherwise will just return the first.