C++ "::" usage without anything before it
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/75213/scope-resolution-operator-without-a-scope">scope resolution operator without a scope</a>  </p>
</blockquote>



<p>What object/class is it calling if there is nothing before the <code>:: operator</code>?</p>

<p>Example:</p>

<pre><code>Sendbytes = ::write(&lt;parameters&gt;);
</code></pre>
