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--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Finds and returns the first node that matches the supplied xpath.
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "element:"
    body: The context element
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "path:"
    body: The xpath to search for. If not supplied or nil, returns the first node matching '*'.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "namespaces:"
    body: If supplied, a Hash which defines a namespace mapping.
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " XPath.first( node )\n XPath.first( doc, "//b"} )\n XPath.first( node, "a/x:b", { "x"=>"http://doofus" } )\n"
full_name: REXML::XPath::first
is_singleton: true
name: first
params: (element, path=nil, namespaces=nil, variables={})
visibility: public