Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * Returns the first element of a list or null if the list * is null or empty. * * @param l the list in which to find the first element * @return Object the first element of the list */ public static Object getFirstElement(List l) { // Return null if list is null or empty if (l == null || l.isEmpty()) return null; return l.get(0); } }