Compiler Error C2977

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'identifier' : too many type arguments

A generic or template has too many actual arguments. Check the generic or template declaration to find the correct number of parameters.

The following sample generates C2977:

// C2977.cpp
// compile with: /c
template<class T, int i> 
class MyClass {};

template MyClass< int , 1, 1 >;   // C2977
template MyClass< int , 1 >;   // OK

C2977 can also occur when using generics:

// C2977b.cpp
// compile with: /clr
// C2977 expected
generic <class T, class U> 
void f(){}

generic <class T> 
ref struct GC1 {};

int main() {
   // Delete the following 2 lines to resolve.
   GC1<int, char> ^ pgc1;
   f<int,int,int>();

   // OK
   GC1<int> ^ pgc1;
   f<int, int>();
}