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# nlohmann::basic_json::is_null
```
constexpr bool is_null() const noexcept;
```
This function returns `true` if and only if the JSON value is `null`.
## Return value
`true` if type is `null`, `false` otherwise.
## Exception safety
No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws exceptions.
## Complexity
Constant.
## Examples
Example
The following code exemplifies `is_null()` for all JSON types.
```
#include <iostream>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
// create JSON values
json j_null;
json j_boolean = true;
json j_number_integer = 17;
json j_number_unsigned_integer = 12345678987654321u;
json j_number_float = 23.42;
json j_object = {{"one", 1}, {"two", 2}};
json j_array = {1, 2, 4, 8, 16};
json j_string = "Hello, world";
json j_binary = json::binary({1, 2, 3});
// call is_null()
std::cout << std::boolalpha;
std::cout << j_null.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_boolean.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_number_integer.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_number_unsigned_integer.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_number_float.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_object.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_array.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_string.is_null() << '\n';
std::cout << j_binary.is_null() << '\n';
}
```
Output:
```
true
false
false
false
false
false
false
false
false
```
## See also
- [`is_array`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/is_array/index.md) - checks whether the JSON value is an array
- [`is_object`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/is_object/index.md) - checks whether the JSON value is an object
- [`type`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/type/index.md) - returns the type of the JSON value
- [`value_t`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/value_t/index.md) - the enumeration of JSON types
- [`basic_json_view::is_null`](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json_view/is_null/index.md) - the same check on a zero-copy view
- [Types](https://json.nlohmann.me/features/types/index.md) - the JSON value types and how they are stored
## Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.