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Return the first character


== Synopsis

Declared in header `<https://www.github.com/boostorg/url/blob/develop/include/boost/url/decode_view.hpp#L319[boost/url/decode_view.hpp,window=blank_]>`

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front() const noexcept;
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== Description


=== Example
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assert( decode_view( "Program%20Files" ).front() == 'P' );
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=== Preconditions
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not this->empty()
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=== Complexity

Constant.

=== Exception Safety

Throws nothing.