1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_span.hh b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_span.hh
index c32ba0826df..c3876d4eaf8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_span.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_span.hh
@@ -662,6 +662,16 @@ template<typename T> class MutableSpan {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Return a reference to the first element in the array. This invokes undefined behavior when the
+   * array is empty.
+   */
+  constexpr T &first() const
+  {
+    BLI_assert(size_ > 0);
+    return data_[0];
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Returns a reference to the last element. This invokes undefined behavior when the array is
    * empty.
    */