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empty

bool empty() const;

Return True if the Params object is empty (has no local or global parameters).

Parameters​

  • returns none

Example​

Excerpt from sst-elements/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/example0.cc
// Example Component constructor
example0::example0(ComponentId_t id, Params& params) : Component(id) {
    out = new Output("", 1, 0, Output::STDOUT);

    if (params.empty()) {
        out->fatal(CALL_INFO, -1, "Error: No parameters were provided to the component named %s\n", 
                getName().c_str());
    }
}

The Params header file is included with any SST object that supports Params.

#include <sst/core/component.h> // or
#include <sst/core/subcomponent.h> // or
#include <sst/core/componentExtension.h> // or
#include <sst/core/params.h> // if not included in base class