Java ArrayList isEmpty() Method example

isEmpty() method of java.util.ArrayList class is used for checking whether the list is empty or not. This method returns a boolean value.

public boolean isEmpty()

It returns true if the list is empty otherwise it gives false.

Example

package beginnersbook.com;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class IsEmptyExample {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
      //ArrayList of Integer Type
      ArrayList<Integer> al = new ArrayList<Integer>();
      //Checking whether the list is empty
      System.out.println("Is ArrayList Empty: "+al.isEmpty());

      //Adding Integer elements
      al.add(1);
      al.add(88);
      al.add(9);
      al.add(17);

      //Again checking for isEmpty
      System.out.println("Is ArrayList Empty: "+al.isEmpty());

      //Displaying elements of the list
      for (Integer num: al) {
      System.out.println(num);
   }
}
}

Output:

Is ArrayList Empty: true
Is ArrayList Empty: false
1
88
9
17