(C++) Overloading stuct's operator for struct on right-hand side

Question

The Goal

I would like an overloaded function that can handle having the struct on the right-hand side of the operator.

Overload "<<" operator to achieve;

std::cout << vec3 << std::endl;

Where I Am

Struct;

struct vec3
{
    float x;
    float y;
    float z;

    std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream &o)
    {
        return o << x << y << z;
    }
}

Attempts;

std::cout << vec3(0,0,0) << std::end;

Tells me that "No Operator Matches Operands"

vec3(0,0,0) << std::cout << std::endl;

Gives me the desired result, however this is not how I would prefer to layout code like this.

It may be the case I am misinterpreting the error messages but this is what I am gathering from it.

I am struggling to find any particularly concise resources for the syntax required to handle an operation where the struct is on the right-hand side of the operator. In the form:

OTHER_TYPE OPERATOR STRUCT

As apposed to:

STRUCT OPERATOR OTHER_TYPE

As a member function, the object must be on the left-hand side of the operator, that's how it works. E.g. `vec3(0,0,0) << std::cout` will then be compiled as `vec3(0,0,0).operator< — Some programmer dude, Feb 17 '22 at 14:24
Generally speaking, an expression like `a op b` can be either `a.operator op(b)` or `operator op(a, b)`. — Some programmer dude, Feb 17 '22 at 14:26
@Someprogrammerdude thanks a lot, it was non-member functions I was missing, It's all working now. — IsamuelB, Feb 17 '22 at 14:34

(C++) Overloading stuct's operator for struct on right-hand side

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