When does a constexpr function get evaluated at compile time?

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constexpr functions will be evaluated at compile time when all its arguments are constant expressions and the result is used in a constant expression as well. A constant expression could be a literal (like 42), a non-type template argument (like N in template<class T, size_t N> class array;), an enum element declaration (like Blue in enum Color { Red, Blue, Green };, another variable declared constexpr, and so on.

They might be evaluated when all its arguments are constant expressions and the result is not used in a constant expression, but that is up to the implementation.

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