// is_empty.hh: this file is part of the Vaucanson project.
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// Vaucanson, a generic library for finite state machines.
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#ifndef VCSN_ALGORITHMS_IS_EMPTY_HH
# define VCSN_ALGORITHMS_IS_EMPTY_HH

/** @addtogroup algorithms *//** @{ */
/**
 * @file is_empty.hh
 *
 * Declaration of is_empty().
 *
 * @see is_empty()
 */
/** @} */

// INTERFACE: bool is_empty(const Automaton& a) { return vcsn::is_empty(*a); }

# include <vaucanson/design_pattern/design_pattern.hh>
# include <vaucanson/automata/concept/handlers.hh>

# include <set>

namespace vcsn {

  /** @addtogroup algorithms *//** @{ */

  /**
   * @brief Evaluate if an automaton is empty.
   *
   *  Return true if the automaton is empty (has no state),
   *  false otherwise.
   *
   * @param a The input automaton.
   */
  template<typename A, typename AI>
  bool
  is_empty(const Element<A, AI>& a);

  /** @} */

} // vcsn

# if !defined VCSN_USE_INTERFACE_ONLY && !defined VCSN_USE_LIB
#  include <vaucanson/algorithms/is_empty.hxx>
# endif // VCSN_USE_INTERFACE_ONLY

#endif // ! VCSN_ALGORITHMS_IS_EMPTY_HH
