[#base_blob-09-begin-04] = xref:base_blob-09.adoc[base_blob]::begin :relfileprefix: ../ :mrdocs: Returns a pointer to the first byte of the blob. == Synopses Declared in `<uint256.h>` Returns a pointer to the first byte of the blob. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- constexpr unsigned char* xref:base_blob-09/begin-05.adoc[begin](); ---- [.small]#xref:base_blob-09/begin-05.adoc[_» more..._]# Returns a pointer to the first byte of the blob. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- constexpr unsigned char const* xref:base_blob-09/begin-0d.adoc[begin]() const; ---- [.small]#xref:base_blob-09/begin-0d.adoc[_» more..._]# == Return Value * A pointer to the first byte of the blob. * A const pointer to the first byte of the blob. [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#