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# nlohmann::json_pointer::front
```
const string_t& front() const;
```
Return the first reference token.
## Return value
First reference token.
## Exception safety
Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact.
## Exceptions
Throws [out_of_range.405](https://json.nlohmann.me/home/exceptions/#jsonexceptionout_of_range405) if the JSON pointer has no parent.
## Complexity
Constant.
## Examples
Example
The example shows the usage of `front`.
```
#include <iostream>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using json = nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
// different JSON Pointers
json::json_pointer ptr1("/foo");
json::json_pointer ptr2("/foo/0");
// call empty()
std::cout << "first reference token of \"" << ptr1 << "\" is \"" << ptr1.front() << "\"\n"
<< "first reference token of \"" << ptr2 << "\" is \"" << ptr2.front() << "\"" << std::endl;
}
```
Output:
```
first reference token of "/foo" is "foo"
first reference token of "/foo/0" is "foo"
```
## See also
- [back](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/json_pointer/back/index.md) return last reference token
- [pop_front](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/json_pointer/pop_front/index.md) remove the first reference token
- [push_front](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/json_pointer/push_front/index.md) append an unescaped token at the start of the pointer
## Version history
- Added in version 3.13.0 unreleased.