[Boost-users] [Tuple] What's the point?

Subject: [Boost-users] [Tuple] What's the point?
From: Robert Jones (robertgbjones_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-10 04:13:39

I know that sounds like a slightly flippant question, but I really don't get
it.

I've used tuples a few times, always for the multiple return value behaviour
using tie( ), but
in the end it always seems to be a better solution to use a struct.  Code
like

t.get<1>( ) = "fred";

is a bit non-obvious, compared to

t.forename = "fred";

So have I entirely missed the point of tuples?

Thanks, Rob.