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std::array empty() method

// Const version only
[[nodiscard]] constexpr bool empty() const noexcept;

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.

Why [[nodiscard]]?

The [[nodiscard]] attribute is an attribute that invokes compiler warnings whenever a function has been called an it's result has been discarded.

The reason behind the nodiscard being applied only to the empty method is that it's likely that the programmer might confuse the adjective empty ( which would mean - is this container empty?) for the verb empty (which would mean - please empty this container for me.).

Example

Main.cpp
#include <array>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
std::array<char, 6> letters {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'};

if (!letters.empty()) {
std::cout << "The last character is '" << letters.back() << "'.\n";
}
}
Possible output
numbers.empty(): false
no_numbers.empty(): true
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std::array empty() method

// Const version only
[[nodiscard]] constexpr bool empty() const noexcept;

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.

Why [[nodiscard]]?

The [[nodiscard]] attribute is an attribute that invokes compiler warnings whenever a function has been called an it's result has been discarded.

The reason behind the nodiscard being applied only to the empty method is that it's likely that the programmer might confuse the adjective empty ( which would mean - is this container empty?) for the verb empty (which would mean - please empty this container for me.).

Example

Main.cpp
#include <array>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
std::array<char, 6> letters {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'};

if (!letters.empty()) {
std::cout << "The last character is '" << letters.back() << "'.\n";
}
}
Possible output
numbers.empty(): false
no_numbers.empty(): true
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