For first vs find first

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First and find first are both used to locate the first occurrence of a value in a collection, but they have different syntax and behavior.

First is a LINQ extension method that returns the first element of a sequence that satisfies a specified condition, or the first element if no condition is specified.
Find first is a method in some programming languages, such as Java and C++, that returns the index of the first occurrence of a value in an array or list.
First throws an exception if no element satisfies the condition, while find first returns a default value or -1 if the value is not found.
Example: int[] numbers = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }; int firstEven = numbers.First(n => n % 2 == 0); // returns 2
Example: List names = new List { "Alice", "Bob", "Charlie" }; int index = names.FindIndex(n => n.StartsWith("B")); // returns 1

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