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< cpp‎ | iterator
Defined in header <iterator>
Defined in header <array>
Defined in header <deque>
Defined in header <forward_list>
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Defined in header <set>
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Defined in header <unordered_set>
Defined in header <vector>
template <class C>
constexpr auto empty(const C& c) -> decltype(c.empty());
(1) (since C++17)
template <class T, std::size_t N>
constexpr bool empty(const T (&array)[N]) noexcept;
(2) (since C++17)
template <class E>
constexpr bool empty(std::initializer_list<E> il) noexcept;
(2) (since C++17)

Returns whether the given container is empty.

1) returns c.empty()
2) returns false
3) returns il.size() == 0

Contents

[edit] Parameters

c - a container with an empty method
array - an array of arbitrary type
il - an initializer list

[edit] Return value

true if the container doesn't have any element.

[edit] Exceptions

2,3)
noexcept specification:  
noexcept
  

[edit] Possible implementation

First version
template <class C> 
constexpr auto empty(const C& c) -> decltype(c.empty())
{
    return c.empty();
}
Second version
template <class T, std::size_t N> 
constexpr bool empty(const T (&array)[N]) noexcept
{
    return false;
}
Third version
template <class E> 
constexpr bool empty(std::initializer_list<E> il) noexcept
{
    return il.size() == 0;
}

[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
 
template <class T>
void print(const T& container)
{
    if ( !std::empty(container) )
    {
         std::cout << "Elements:\n";
         for ( const auto& element : container )
             std::cout << element << '\n';
    }
    else
    {
        std::cout << "Empty\n";
    }
}
 
int main() 
{
    std::vector<int> c = { 1, 2, 3 };
    print(c);
    c.clear();
    print(c);
 
    int array[] = { 4, 5, 6 };
    print(array);
 
    auto il = { 7, 8, 9 };
    print(il);
}

Output:

Elements:
1
2
3
Empty
Elements:
4
5
6
Elements:
7
8
9