compiler-error-c2589.md

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Compiler Error C2589 | Microsoft Docs		11/04/2016			cpp-tools		error-reference	C2589	C++	C2589	1d7942c7-8a81-4bb4-b272-76a0019e8513	9	corob-msft	corob	ghogen

Compiler Error C2589

'identifier' : illegal token on right side of '::'

If a class, structure, or union name appears to the left of the scope-resolution operator (double colons), the token on the right must be a class, structure, or union member. Otherwise, any global identifier can appear on the right.

The scope-resolution operator cannot be overloaded.

The following sample generates C2589:

// C2589.cpp  
void Test(){}  
class A {};  
void operator :: ();   // C2589  
  
int main() {  
   ::Test();  
}