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# <small>nlohmann::basic_json::</small>begin
```cpp
iterator begin() noexcept;
const_iterator begin() const noexcept;
```
Returns an iterator to the first element.
![Illustration from cppreference.com](../../images/range-begin-end.svg)
## 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 `begin()`.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/begin.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/begin.output"
```
## See also
- [end](end.md) returns an iterator to one past the last element
- [cbegin](cbegin.md) returns a const iterator to the first element
- [rbegin](rbegin.md) returns a reverse iterator to the last element
- [items](items.md) returns an iteration proxy to access keys and values during range-based for loops
- [Iterators](../../features/iterators.md) - the article on iterators
## Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.