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# nlohmann::basic_json::cbegin
```
const_iterator cbegin() const noexcept;
```
Returns an iterator to the first element.
`cbegin()` points to the first element, like `begin()`, and `end()` to the position after the last element; the dashed cell is the past-the-last position, which must not be dereferenced.
## Return value
iterator to the first element
## Exception safety
No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws exceptions.
## Complexity
Constant.
## Examples
Example
The following code shows an example for `cbegin()`.
```
#include <iostream>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
// create an array value
const json array = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
// get an iterator to the first element
json::const_iterator it = array.cbegin();
// serialize the element that the iterator points to
std::cout << *it << '\n';
}
```
Output:
```
1
```
## See also
- [`begin`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/begin/index.md) - returns an iterator to the first element
- [`cend`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/cend/index.md) - returns a const iterator to one past the last element
- [`crbegin`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/crbegin/index.md) - returns a const reverse iterator to the last element
- [Iterators](https://json.nlohmann.me/features/iterators/index.md) - the article on iterators
- [`basic_json_view::cbegin`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json_view/cbegin/index.md) - the same iteration on a zero-copy view
## Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.