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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0262.md
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Declaring certain lifetime names in parameters is disallowed. For example,
because the `'static` lifetime is a special built-in lifetime name denoting
the lifetime of the entire program, this is an error:
An invalid name was used for a lifetime parameter.

Erroneous code example:

```compile_fail,E0262
// error, invalid lifetime parameter name `'static`
fn foo<'static>(x: &'static str) { }
```

Declaring certain lifetime names in parameters is disallowed. For example,
because the `'static` lifetime is a special built-in lifetime name denoting
the lifetime of the entire program, this is an error: