C++ static operator overloading

Question

Is it possible to overload C++ class operators in the static context? e.g.

class Class_1{ ... }
int main()
{

    Class_1[val]...

}

Answer 1

I don't believe it's possible, though I could be wrong on this front. I'd like to ask why you'd want to do this though. Rather than performing operations on a class instead of instances, perhaps you just require one instance throughout your application? In this case, you should probably be using the singleton pattern.