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std::set<Key,Compare,Allocator>::empty

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

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

Contents

[edit] Parameters

(none)

[edit] Return value

true if the container is empty, false otherwise.

[edit] Complexity

Constant.

[edit] Example

The following code uses empty to check if a std::set<int> contains any elements:

#include <iostream>
#include <set>
 
int main()
{
    std::set<int> numbers;
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
    std::cout << "Initially, numbers.empty(): " << numbers.empty() << '\n';
 
    numbers.insert(42);
    numbers.insert(19937);
    std::cout << "After adding elements, numbers.empty(): " << numbers.empty() << '\n';
}

Output:

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

[edit] See also

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