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### 2301. Why is `std::tie` not `constexpr`?

Section: 20.5.4 [tuple.creation] Status: C++14 Submitter: Rein Halbersma Opened: 2013-09-11 Last modified: 2016-01-28

Priority: 2

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Discussion:

In N3471, a bunch of routines from header `<tuple>` were made `constexpr`.

`make_tuple/tuple_cat/get<>(tuple)/`relational operators — all these were "`constexpr`-ified".

But not `tie`. This is similar to Issue 2275, where the same observation was made about `forward_as_tuple`.

[2014-02-13 Issaquah: Move as Immediate]

Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N3691.

1. Change the header `<tuple>` synopsis, 20.5.1 [tuple.general] p2 as indicated:

   >     template<class... Types>
   >       constexpr tuple<Types&...> tie(Types&...) noexcept;

2. Change 20.5.4 [tuple.creation] around p7 as indicated:

   >     template<class... Types>
   >       constexpr tuple<Types&...> tie(Types&... t) noexcept;