--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns the first character of the string or the first <tt>limit</tt> characters.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "Examples:"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "  &quot;hello&quot;.first     # =&gt; &quot;h&quot;\n  &quot;hello&quot;.first(2)  # =&gt; &quot;he&quot;\n  &quot;hello&quot;.first(10) # =&gt; &quot;hello&quot;\n"
full_name: ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Access#first
is_singleton: false
name: first
params: (limit = 1)
visibility: public
