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D3.js selection.empty() Function

The d3.empty() function in D3.js is used to return a boolean value. The value is true when the selection contains no elements and it returns false when the selection is non-empty.

Syntax:

selection.empty();

Parameters: This function takes no parameters.

Return Values: This function returns a boolean value.

Below given are a few examples of the function given above.

Example 1:




<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html lang="en"> 
<head> 
    <meta charset="UTF-8"> 
    <meta name="viewport"
            path1tent="width=device-width, 
                    initial-scale=1.0"> 
    <title>Document</title> 
</head> 
<style> 
div{
    background-color: green;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    padding: 10px;
    width: fit-content;
}
</style> 
<body>  
    <div>Some text</div>
    <div>Geeks for neveropen</div>
    <div>Geeks for neveropen</div>
    <div>Some text</div>
  <script src = 
  </script>
  <script src=
</script>
  <script>
      let selection=d3.selectAll("div")
      console.log(selection.empty())
  </script> 
</body> 
</html>


Output:

Example 2:




<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html lang="en"> 
<head> 
    <meta charset="UTF-8"> 
    <meta name="viewport"
            path1tent="width=device-width, 
                    initial-scale=1.0"> 
    <title>Document</title> 
</head> 
<style> 
div{
    background-color: green;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    padding: 10px;
    width: fit-content;
}
</style> 
<body>  
    <div>Some text</div>
    <div>Geeks for neveropen</div>
    <div>Geeks for neveropen</div>
    <div>Some text</div>
  <script src = 
  </script>
  <script src=
</script>
  <script>
    // Selection is empty because no
    // container name h2 is rendered.
      let selection=d3.selectAll("h2")
      console.log(selection.empty())
  </script> 
</body> 
</html>


Output:

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