Initialize a vector array of strings

Would it be possible to initialize a vector array of strings?

for example:

static std::vector<std::string> v; //declared as a class member

I used static just to initialize and fill it with strings. Or should i just fill it in the constructor if it can't be initialized like we do with regular arrays.

Solution 1:

It is 2017, but this thread is top in my search engine, today the following methods are preferred (initializer lists)

std::vector<std::string> v = { "xyzzy", "plugh", "abracadabra" };
std::vector<std::string> v({ "xyzzy", "plugh", "abracadabra" });
std::vector<std::string> v{ "xyzzy", "plugh", "abracadabra" }; 

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B11#Initializer_lists

Solution 2:

Sort of:

class some_class {
    static std::vector<std::string> v; // declaration
};

const char *vinit[] = {"one", "two", "three"};

std::vector<std::string> some_class::v(vinit, end(vinit)); // definition

end is just so I don't have to write vinit+3 and keep it up to date if the length changes later. Define it as:

template<typename T, size_t N>
T * end(T (&ra)[N]) {
    return ra + N;
}