/*	$NetBSD: lstFirst.c,v 1.4 1995/06/14 15:21:12 christos Exp $	*/

/*
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 * This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
 * Adam de Boor.
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#ifndef lint
#if 0
static char sccsid[] = "@(#)lstFirst.c	5.3 (Berkeley) 6/1/90";
#else
static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: lstFirst.c,v 1.4 1995/06/14 15:21:12 christos Exp $";
#endif
#endif /* not lint */

/*-
 * LstFirst.c --
 *	Return the first node of a list
 */

#include	"lstInt.h"

/*-
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Lst_First --
 *	Return the first node on the given list.
 *
 * Results:
 *	The first node or NILLNODE if the list is empty.
 *
 * Side Effects:
 *	None.
 *
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
LstNode
Lst_First (l)
    Lst	l;
{
    if (!LstValid (l) || LstIsEmpty (l)) {
	return (NILLNODE);
    } else {
	return ((LstNode)((List)l)->firstPtr);
    }
}