[#BloombergLP-bdlb-PairUtil-tie] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlb.adoc[bdlb]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/PairUtil.adoc[PairUtil]::tie :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Return a `bsl::pair` object holding a reference to the specified `first` and a reference to the specified `second`, respectively. == Synopsis Declared in `<bdlb_pairutil.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- template< class t_FIRST, class t_SECOND> static xref:bsl/pair-0b.adoc[bsl::pair<t_FIRST&, t_SECOND&>] tie( t_FIRST& first, t_SECOND& second); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#