std::array<T,N>:: empty

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constexpr bool empty ( ) const noexcept ;
(since C++11)

Checks if the container has no elements, i.e. whether begin ( ) == end ( ) .

Parameters

(none)

Return value

true if the container is empty, false otherwise.

Complexity

Constant.

Example

The following code uses empty to check if a std::array contains any elements:

#include <array>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::array<int, 4> numbers{3, 1, 4, 1};
    std::array<int, 0> no_numbers;
 
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
    std::cout << "numbers.empty(): " << numbers.empty() << '\n';
    std::cout << "no_numbers.empty(): " << no_numbers.empty() << '\n';
}

Output:

numbers.empty(): false
no_numbers.empty(): true

See also

returns the number of elements
(public member function)
(C++17)
checks whether the container is empty
(function template)