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ee.Number.first

AI-generated Key Takeaways

Number.first selects the value of the first value.
The first method is available in both JavaScript and Python APIs for Earth Engine.
Examples demonstrate that applying first to two numbers returns the first number.

Selects the value of the first value.

Usage	Returns
`Number. first (right)`	Number

Argument	Type	Details
this: `left`	Number	The left-hand value.
`right`	Number	The right-hand value.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

 print 
 ( 
 ee 
 . 
 Number 
 ( 
 1 
 ). 
 first 
 ( 
 ee 
 . 
 Number 
 ( 
 2 
 ))); 
  
 // 1

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

 import 
  
 ee 
 import 
  
 geemap.core 
  
 as 
  
 geemap

Colab (Python)

 display 
 ( 
 ee 
 . 
 Number 
 ( 
 1 
 ) 
 . 
 first 
 ( 
 ee 
 . 
 Number 
 ( 
 2 
 ))) 
 # 1

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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.