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# std::vector::empty

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bool empty() const; |  |

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

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

true if the container is empty, false otherwise

### [edit] Exceptions

(none) | (until C++11)
`noexcept` specification: noexcept | (since C++11)

### [edit] Complexity

Constant.

### [edit] Example

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

Run this code

    #include <vector>
    #include <iostream>

    int main()
    {
        std::vector<int> numbers;
        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(): 1
    After adding elements, numbers.empty(): 0

### See also

size | returns the number of elements (public member function) [edit]

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