# ListFirst

Returns the first element of the list.

See also ListGetAt, ListLast, and ListQualify.

### Syntax

    ListFirst(list [, delimiters ])

##### list

List whose first element is being retrieved.

##### delimiters

Set of delimiters used in list.

### Examples

    <!--- This example shows ListFirst, ListLast, and ListRest --->
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <TITLE>ListFirst Example</TITLE>
    </HEAD>

    <BODY>
    <H3>ListFirst Example</H3>

    <!--- Find a list of users who wrote messages --->
    <CFQUERY NAME="GetMessageUser" DATASOURCE="cfsnippets">
    SELECT  Username, Subject, Posted
    FROM    Messages
    </CFQUERY>

    <CFSET temp = ValueList(GetMessageUser.Username)>
    <!--- Show the first user in the list --->
    <P>The first user in the list is <CFOUTPUT>#ListFirst(temp)#
      </CFOUTPUT>.
    <P>The rest of the users in the list is as follows:
    <CFOUTPUT>#ListRest(temp)#</CFOUTPUT>.
    <P>The last user in the list is <CFOUTPUT>#ListLast(temp)#</CFOUTPUT>

    </BODY>
    </HTML>