The \Magento\Framework\Data\Collection::getFirstItem() method always returns an object, even if a collection is empty

dmitry_fedyuk · March 16, 2017, 11:48pm

magento/magento2/blob/2.1.5/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Data/Collection.php#L293-L308


/**
 * Retrieve collection first item
 *
 * @return \Magento\Framework\DataObject
 */
public function getFirstItem()
{
    $this->load();


    if (count($this->_items)) {
        reset($this->_items);
        return current($this->_items);
    }


    return $this->_entityFactory->create($this->_itemObjectClass);
}