std::is_empty

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Defined in header `<type_traits>`

template< class T > struct is_empty;		(since C++11)

If T is en empty type (that is, a non-union class type with no non-static members other than bit-fields of size 0, no virtual functions, no virtual base classes, and no non-empty base classes), provides the member constant value equal true. For any other type, value is false.

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants


value [static]	true if `T` is an empty class type , false otherwise (public static member constant)

Member functions


operator bool	converts the object to bool, returns `value` (public member function)

Member types


Type	Definition

`value_type`	`bool`

`type`	std::integral_constant<bool, value>

[edit] Notes

sizeof(T) always returns 1 if T is empty, but inheriting from empty base classes usually does not increase the size of a class due to empty base optimization.

std::is_empty<T> and all other type traits are empty classes.

[edit] Example

run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
struct A {};
 
struct B {
    int m;
};
 
struct C {
    virtual ~C();
};
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
    std::cout << std::is_empty<A>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_empty<B>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_empty<C>::value << '\n';
}

Output:

true
false
false

[edit] See also


is_class (C++11)	checks if a type is a class type (but not union type) (class template)

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