diff --git a/array/parray.hpp b/array/parray.hpp
index c468c4d4..a29a63d4 100644
--- a/array/parray.hpp
+++ b/array/parray.hpp
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ namespace cruft {
         const DataT* data (void) const;
 
         DataT* data (void);
+
         SizeT size (void) const;
+        bool empty (void) const { return size () == 0; }
 
     private:
-        SizeT m_size;
+        SizeT  m_size;
         DataT *m_data;
     };