empty?() public

Returns true if self contains no elements.

[].empty?   #=> true
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June 25, 2009
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Antonym of empty?

The antonym of empty? is Enumerable#any? method:

[].empty?  #=> true
[].any?    #=> false
[1].empty? #=> false
[1].any?   #=> true

Be cautious however, if your array might contain nil’s or false’s:

[false, nil].any? #=> false