Matrix3i m = Matrix3i::Random(); cout << "Here is the initial matrix m:" << endl << m << endl; int i = -1; for(auto c: m.colwise()) { c *= i; ++i; } cout << "Here is the matrix m after the for-range-loop:" << endl << m << endl; auto cols = m.colwise(); auto it = std::find_if(cols.cbegin(), cols.cend(), [](Matrix3i::ConstColXpr x) { return x.squaredNorm() == 0; }); cout << "The first empty column is: " << distance(cols.cbegin(),it) << endl;