How do I test if a directory is empty?

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Here is a method of testing whether a directory is empty or not….

Let say we want to know if /tmp is empty or not.

cd /tmp
test -z "find . ! -name . -prune | sed q" && echo empty
rc=$?
if [[ $rc = 0 ]];then
    echo "the current directory is empty."
else
    echo "the current directory is not empty."
fi