AbstractCollection isEmpty() Method in Java with Examples
Last Updated :
11 Jul, 2025
The
isEmpty() method of
Java AbstractCollection is used to check and verify if a Collection is empty or not. It returns True if the Collection is empty else it returns False.
Syntax:
AbstractCollection.isEmpty()
Parameters: The method does not take any parameter.
Return Value: The function returns True if the collection is empty else it returns False.
Below program illustrate the use of AbstractCollection.isEmpty() method:
Program 1:
Java
// Java code to illustrate isEmpty() method
import java.util.*;
import java.util.AbstractCollection;
public class AbstractCollectionDemo {
public static void main(String args[])
{
// Creating an empty Collection
AbstractCollection<String>
abs = new TreeSet<String>();
// Use add() method to add
// elements into the Collection
abs.add("Welcome");
abs.add("To");
abs.add("Geeks");
abs.add("4");
abs.add("Geeks");
abs.add("TreeSet");
// Displaying the Collection
System.out.println("Collection: " + abs);
// Check for the empty collection
System.out.println("Is the collection empty? "
+ abs.isEmpty());
// Clearing the collection
// using clear() method
abs.clear();
// Again Checking for the empty collection
System.out.println("Is the collection empty? "
+ abs.isEmpty());
}
}
Output:
Collection: [4, Geeks, To, TreeSet, Welcome]
Is the collection empty? false
Is the collection empty? true
Program 2:
Java
// Java code to illustrate isEmpty() method
import java.util.*;
import java.util.AbstractCollection;
public class AbstractCollectionDemo {
public static void main(String args[])
{
// Creating an empty Collection
AbstractCollection<String>
abs = new ArrayList<String>();
// Use add() method to add
// elements into the Collection
abs.add("Welcome");
abs.add("To");
abs.add("Geeks");
abs.add("4");
abs.add("Geeks");
abs.add("ArrayList");
// Displaying the Collection
System.out.println("Collection: " + abs);
// Check for the empty collection
System.out.println("Is the collection empty? "
+ abs.isEmpty());
// Clearing the collection using clear() method
abs.clear();
// Again Checking for the empty collection
System.out.println("Is the collection empty? "
+ abs.isEmpty());
}
}
Output:
Collection: [Welcome, To, Geeks, 4, Geeks, ArrayList]
Is the collection empty? false
Is the collection empty? true