std::vector<T,Allocator>::empty

 

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Deduction guides(C++17)

 

bool empty() const;		(until C++11)
bool empty() const noexcept;		(since C++11) (until C++20)
[[nodiscard]] constexpr bool empty() const noexcept;		(since C++20)

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

Run this code

#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
    std::vector<int> numbers;
    std::cout << "Initially, numbers.empty(): " << numbers.empty() << '\n';
 
    numbers.push_back(42);
    std::cout << "After adding elements, numbers.empty(): " << numbers.empty() << '\n';
}

Output:

Initially, numbers.empty(): true
After adding elements, numbers.empty(): false

See also

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