NAME

std::list::empty - std::list::empty

Synopsis

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().

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::list<int> contains any elements:

// Run this code

#include <list>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
std::list<int> numbers;
std::cout << std::boolalpha;
std::cout << "Initially, numbers.empty(): " << numbers.empty() << '\n';

numbers.push_back(42);
numbers.push_back(13317);
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 checks whether the container is empty
(C++17) (function template)