Merge pull request #5474 from Rageking8/remove-outdated-example-and-update-c2998-error-reference

Remove outdated example and update C2998 error reference

Author: v-regandowner

docs/error-messages/compiler-errors-2/compiler-error-c2998.md

@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 ---
-description: "Learn more about: Compiler Error C2998"
 title: "Compiler Error C2998"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+description: "Learn more about: Compiler Error C2998"
+ms.date: 06/29/2025
 f1_keywords: ["C2998"]
 helpviewer_keywords: ["C2998"]
-ms.assetid: 8193d491-b5d9-4477-acb1-cf166889c070
 ---
 # Compiler Error C2998
 
-'identifier' : cannot be a template definition
+> '*identifier*': cannot be a template definition
 
-The compiler could not process the syntax used in the template definition.
+## Remarks
 
-The following sample generates C2998:
-
-```cpp
-// C2998.cpp
-// compile with: /c
-template <class T> int x = 1018; // C2998
-```
+The compiler could not process the syntax used in the template definition.

docs/error-messages/compiler-errors-2/compiler-errors-c2900-through-c3499.md

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The articles in this section of the documentation explain a subset of the error
 | [Compiler error C2995](compiler-error-c2995.md) | '*declaration*': function template has already been defined |
 | [Compiler error C2996](compiler-error-c2996.md) | '*function*': recursive function template definition |
 | Compiler error C2997 | '*function*': array bound cannot be deduced from a default member initializer |
-| [Compiler error C2998](compiler-error-c2998.md) | '*declarator*': cannot be a template definition |
+| [Compiler error C2998](compiler-error-c2998.md) | '*identifier*': cannot be a template definition |
 
 ## See also