org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources

## Class First

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.AbstractResourceCollectionWrapper
      - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.BaseResourceCollectionWrapper
        - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.SizeLimitCollection
          - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.First

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Iterable<Resource>, ResourceCollection

      public class First
      extends SizeLimitCollection

  ResourceCollection that contains the first `count` elements of another ResourceCollection, a la the UNIX head command.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

      `checked, ref`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

      `description, location, project`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `First()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected java.util.Collection<Resource>` | `getCollection()` Take the first `count` elements.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.SizeLimitCollection

      `getCount, getValidCount, setCount, size`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.BaseResourceCollectionWrapper

      `createIterator, getSize`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.AbstractResourceCollectionWrapper

      `add, dieOnCircularReference, getResourceCollection, isCache, isFilesystemOnly, iterator, setCache, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

      `checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, clone, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, pushAndInvokeCircularReferenceCheck, setChecked, setRefid, tooManyAttributes`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

      `getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.types.ResourceCollection

      `isEmpty, stream`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

      `forEach, spliterator`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### First

          public First()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getCollection

          protected java.util.Collection<Resource> getCollection()

      Take the first `count` elements.
      Specified by:
        `getCollection` in class `BaseResourceCollectionWrapper`
      Returns:
        a Collection of Resources.