first
Purpose
Retrieves the first instance of the domain class.
Examples
Given the domain class:
class Person {
String firstName
String lastName
Integer age
}// retrieve the first person ordered by the identifier def p = Person.first()// retrieve the first person ordered by the lastName property p = Person.first(sort: 'lastName')
// retrieve the first person ordered by the lastName property p = Person.first('lastName')
Parameters:
sort(optional) - The name of the property to sort by
See also:
Note that the first() and last() methods are not supported on domain classes which use a composite primary key.