// RxJS v6+
import { from } from ‘rxjs‘;
import { first } from ‘rxjs/operators‘;

const source = from([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
//emit first item to pass test
const example = source.pipe(first(num => num === 5));
//output: "First to pass test: 5"
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val =>
  console.log(`First to pass test: ${val}`)
);

// RxJS v6+
import { from } from ‘rxjs‘;
import { first } from ‘rxjs/operators‘;

const source = from([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
//no value will pass, emit default
const example = source.pipe(first(val => val > 5, ‘Nothing‘));
//output: ‘Nothing‘
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val => console.log(val));