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Microsoft.FSharp.Collections Namespace
List Module
List.append<'T> Function
List.average<^T> Function
List.averageBy<'T,^U> Function
List.choose<'T,'U> Function
List.collect<'T,'U> Function
List.concat<'T> Function
List.empty<'T> Type Function
List.exists<'T> Function
List.exists2<'T1,'T2> Function
List.filter<'T> Function
List.find<'T> Function
List.findIndex<'T> Function
List.fold<'T,'State> Function
List.fold2<'T1,'T2,'State> Function
List.foldBack<'T,'State> Function
List.foldBack2<'T1,'T2,'State> Function
List.forall<'T> Function
List.forall2<'T1,'T2> Function
List.head<'T> Function
List.init<'T> Function
List.isEmpty<'T> Function
List.iter<'T> Function
List.iter2<'T1,'T2> Function
List.iteri<'T> Function
List.iteri2<'T1,'T2> Function
List.length<'T> Function
List.map<'T,'U> Function
List.map2<'T1,'T2,'U> Function
List.map3<'T1,'T2,'T3,'U> Function
List.mapi<'T,'U> Function
List.mapi2<'T1,'T2,'U> Function
List.max<'T> Function
List.maxBy<'T,'U> Function
List.min<'T> Function
List.minBy<'T,'U> Function
List.nth<'T> Function
List.ofArray<'T> Function
List.ofSeq<'T> Function
List.partition<'T> Function
List.permute<'T> Function
List.pick<'T,'U> Function
List.reduce<'T> Function
List.reduceBack<'T> Function
List.replicate<'T> Function
List.rev<'T> Function
List.scan<'T,'State> Function
List.scanBack<'T,'State> Function
List.sort<'T> Function
List.sortBy<'T,'Key> Function
List.sortWith<'T> Function
List.sum<^T> Function
List.sumBy<'T,^U> Function
List.tail<'T> Function
List.toArray<'T> Function
List.toSeq<'T> Function
List.tryFind<'T> Function
List.tryFindIndex<'T> Function
List.tryPick<'T,'U> Function
List.unzip<'T1,'T2> Function
List.unzip3<'T1,'T2,'T3> Function
List.zip<'T1,'T2> Function
List.zip3<'T1,'T2,'T3> Function
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List.head<'T> Function (F#)

Visual Studio 2012

Returns the first element of the list.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.List

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

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// Signature:
List.head : 'T list -> 'T

// Usage:
List.head list
list

Type: 'T list

The input list.

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

Thrown when the list is empty.

The first element of the list.

Raises ArgumentException if list is empty

This function is named Head in compiled assemblies. If you are accessing the function from a language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

F# Core Library Versions

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0, Portable

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