First Function (Reporting Services)
Returns the first value of the specified expression.
Syntax
First(Expression, Scope)
Parameters
- Expression
(Variant or Binary) The expression on which to perform the aggregation. The expression cannot contain aggregate functions.
- Scope
(String) The name of a dataset, grouping, or data region that contains the report items to which to apply the aggregate function. If Scope is specified, the aggregate function applies to all data in the dataset, grouping, or data region. For more information about the Scope parameter, see Using Report Functions in Expressions (Reporting Services).
Return Type
Determined by the type of expression.
Remarks
The First function returns a value after all sorting has been applied to the data.
Scope cannot be an expression.
Example
The following code example returns the first product number in the Category grouping or data region:
First(Fields!ProductNumber.Value, "Category")
See Also
Concepts
Creating Expressions in Reporting Services