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Return the earliest date in this timetable&apos;s valid range&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdlt&lowbar;timetable&period;h&gt;`

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xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Date.adoc[Date] const&
firstDate() const;
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== Description

Return a `const` reference to the earliest date in the valid range of this timetable&period; The behavior is undefined if this timetable does not have a valid range (i&period;e&period;, it is in the default constructed (empty) state)&period;

== Return Value

earliest date in the valid range


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