std::ranges::view::empty, std::ranges::empty_view
| template<class T>
    requires is_object_v<T>
class empty_view : public view_interface<empty_view<T>> | (1) | (since C++20) | 
| namespace view {
template<class T> inline constexpr empty_view<T> empty{};
} | (2) | (since C++20) | 
1) A range adaptor that produces a 
 View of no elements of a particular type.
2) Variable template for 
 empty_view.Member functions
std::ranges::empty_view::begin
| static constexpr T* begin() noexcept { return nullptr; } | 
empty_view does not reference any element.
std::ranges::empty_view::end
| static constexpr T* end() noexcept { return nullptr; } | 
empty_view does not reference any element.
std::ranges::empty_view::data
| static constexpr T* data() noexcept { return nullptr; } | 
empty_view does not reference any element.
std::ranges::empty_view::size
| static constexpr std::ptrdiff_t size() noexcept { return 0; } | 
empty_view is always empty.
std::ranges::empty_view::empty
| static constexpr bool empty() noexcept { return true; } | 
empty_view is always empty.
Non-member functions
begin, end(std::ranges::empty_view)
| friend constexpr T* begin(empty_view) noexcept { return nullptr; } | (1) | |
| friend constexpr T* end(empty_view) noexcept { return nullptr; } | (2) | 
These functions are not visible to ordinary unqualified or qualified lookup, and can only be found by argument-dependent lookup when std::ranges::empty_view<T> is an associated class of the arguments.
Example
#include <ranges>
 
int main()
{
    std::ranges::empty_view<int> e;
    static_assert(std::ranges::empty(e));
    static_assert(0 == e.size());
}
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