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# 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.‌

<div align="left"><img src="/files/-MZqLDM_GZhrbVH2wLFi" alt="Example table: colors"></div>

<div align="left"><img src="/files/-MZrD8Y4VNRBW9yQP4uS" alt="Example table2: emptyTable"></div>

```
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
```


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