# FirstOrEmpty ### **Description**‌ The FirstOrEmpty function returns the first record in the table. If the table is empty, an *empty* record is returned (i.e. all fields contain nothing). ### **Syntax** ‌The syntax for the FirstOrEmpty function is: `FirstOrEmpty(table)` #### ‌**Parameters** table - the table with the data from which the first row is to be taken. ### **Returns** ‌The FirstOrEmpty function returns a record. ### **Applies To**‌ Flow 6‌.13 ### **Example**‌ Let's look at some FirstOrEmpty function examples and explore how to use the FirstOrEmpty function.‌
Example table: colors
Example table2: emptyTable
``` FirstOrEmpty(colors) Result: Id: C1, Color: red - as Record FirstOrEmpty(emptyTable) Result: Id: "",Color: "" - as Record FirstOrEmpty( table(a, b)) Result: [a: "", b: ""] - as Record ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.novacuraflow.com/development/flowscript/table/firstorempty.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.