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bool empty() const;

Checks if the underlying container has no elements. Equivalent to: return c.empty().

Return value

true if the underlying container is empty, false otherwise.

Complexity

Constant.

Example

#include <cassert>
#include <stack>

int main()
{
    std::stack<int> stack;
    assert(stack.empty());

    stack.push(42);
    assert(!stack.empty());

    stack.pop();
    assert(stack.empty());
}

See also

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