Server : nginx/1.18.0 System : Linux localhost 6.14.3-x86_64-linode168 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Apr 21 19:47:55 EDT 2025 x86_64 User : www-data ( 33) PHP Version : 8.0.16 Disable Function : pcntl_alarm,pcntl_fork,pcntl_waitpid,pcntl_wait,pcntl_wifexited,pcntl_wifstopped,pcntl_wifsignaled,pcntl_wifcontinued,pcntl_wexitstatus,pcntl_wtermsig,pcntl_wstopsig,pcntl_signal,pcntl_signal_get_handler,pcntl_signal_dispatch,pcntl_get_last_error,pcntl_strerror,pcntl_sigprocmask,pcntl_sigwaitinfo,pcntl_sigtimedwait,pcntl_exec,pcntl_getpriority,pcntl_setpriority,pcntl_async_signals,pcntl_unshare, Directory : /var/www/ecommerce/node_modules/collect.js/docs/api/ |
# `firstWhere()`
The firstWhere method returns the first element in the collection with the given key / value pair:
```js
const collection = collect([
{ name: 'Regena', age: 12 },
{ name: 'Linda', age: 14 },
{ name: 'Diego', age: 23 },
{ name: 'Linda', age: 84 },
]);
collection.firstWhere('name', 'Linda');
// { name: 'Linda', age: 14 }
```
[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/ecrmnn/collect.js/blob/master/src/methods/firstWhere.js)