Custom menu walker: how can i check first item

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I need to output different html code only for the first item of my submenus.
How can I check in start_el() function if current item is first or not?

Example:

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Menu voice 1
-- Sub 1
-- Sub 2
-- Sub 3
Menu voice 2
Menu voice 3
Menu voice 4

I would know when I’m in Sub1

UPDATE – I’ve solved using Static Var: 

class my_walker_nav_menu extends Walker_Nav_Menu {
    static $count=0;
    function start_el(&$output, $item, $depth, $args) {         
        global $wp_query;

        $indent = ( $depth ) ? str_repeat( "t", $depth ) : '';

        $class_names = $value = '';

        $classes = empty( $item->classes ) ? array() : (array) $item->classes;

        $class_names = join( ' ', apply_filters( 'nav_menu_css_class', array_filter( $classes ), $item ) );
        $class_names = ' class="' . esc_attr( $class_names ) . '"';

        $output .= $indent . '<li id="menu-item-'. $item->ID . '"' . $value . $class_names .'>';

        $attributes = ! empty( $item->attr_title ) ? ' title="' . esc_attr( $item->attr_title ) .'"' : '';
        $attributes .= ! empty( $item->target ) ? ' target="' . esc_attr( $item->target ) .'"' : '';
        $attributes .= ! empty( $item->xfn ) ? ' rel="' . esc_attr( $item->xfn ) .'"' : '';
        $attributes .= ! empty( $item->url ) ? ' href="' . esc_attr( $item->url ) .'"' : '';

        $item_output = $args->before;
        $item_output .= '<a'. $attributes .'>';

        if ($depth==0) self::$count=0;  // reset var when we are in first level


        if ($depth==1 && self::$count==1) {  // if we are in submenu and items count is 1...

            //your custom code              

        }

        $item_output .= $args->link_before . apply_filters( 'the_title', $item->title, $item->ID ) . $args->link_after;
        $item_output .= '</a>';
        $item_output .= $args->after;

        $output .= apply_filters( 'walker_nav_menu_start_el', $item_output, $item, $depth, $args );

        self::$count++;  // increase counter
    }


}
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  1. Count the level 0 elements in a static variable in the method and add an extra class if you hit the third. Sample code:

    function start_lvl(&$output, $depth) {
    static $column = 1;
    $indent = str_repeat("t", $depth);
    if ($depth > 0)
    {
        $output .= "n$indent<ul class='subsubmenu'>n";
    }
    else
    {
        $column += 1;
        $extra = 3 === $column ? ' third-column' : '';
        $output .= "n$indent<ul class='submenu$extra'>n";
    }
}

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