std::tuple get() member function

Question

boost::tuple has a get() member function used like this:

tuple t(5, \"foo\", \"bar\");
cout << t.g         


        

Answer 1

N3090/3092, §20.4.2.6/8: "Note: The reason get is a nonmember function is that if this functionality had been provided as a member function, code where the type depended on a template parameter would have required using the template keyword. —end note"