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# FirstSaliencyStrategy

Class in [Yarn.Saliency](/api/csharp/yarn.saliency.md)

Inherits from `System.Object`

## Summary

A content saliency strategy that always returns the first non-failing item in the list of available options.

```csharp
public class FirstSaliencyStrategy : IContentSaliencyStrategy
```

## Remarks

This saliency strategy is used when a [Dialogue](/api/csharp/yarn/yarn.dialogue.md) has no provided saliency strategy, but is required to make a decision.

## Methods

| Name                                                                                                                                                                 | Description                                                                                                                                                      |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [ContentWasSelected(ContentSaliencyOption)](/api/csharp/yarn.saliency/yarn.saliency.firstsaliencystrategy/yarn.saliency.firstsaliencystrategy.contentwasselected.md) | Called by Yarn Spinner to indicate that a piece of salient content has been selected, and this system should update any state related to how it selects content. |
| [QueryBestContent(IEnumerable)](/api/csharp/yarn.saliency/yarn.saliency.firstsaliencystrategy/yarn.saliency.firstsaliencystrategy.querybestcontent.md)               | Chooses an item from content that is the most appropriate (or *salient* ) for the user's current context.                                                        |


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