Vector of structs initialization

Create vector, push_back element, then modify it as so:

struct subject {
    string name;
    int marks;
    int credits;
};


int main() {
    vector<subject> sub;

    //Push back new subject created with default constructor.
    sub.push_back(subject());

    //Vector now has 1 element @ index 0, so modify it.
    sub[0].name = "english";

    //Add a new element if you want another:
    sub.push_back(subject());

    //Modify its name and marks.
    sub[1].name = "math";
    sub[1].marks = 90;
}

You cant access a vector with [#] until an element exists in the vector at that index. This example populates the [#] and then modifies it afterward.

If you want to use the new current standard, you can do so:

sub.emplace_back ("Math", 70, 0);

sub.push_back ({"Math", 70, 0});

These don't require default construction of subject.

You may also which to use aggregate initialization from a braced initialization list for situations like these.

#include <vector>
using namespace std;

struct subject {
    string name;
    int    marks;
    int    credits;
};

int main() {
    vector<subject> sub {
      {"english", 10, 0},
      {"math"   , 20, 5}
    };
}

Sometimes however, the members of a struct may not be so simple, so you must give the compiler a hand in deducing its types.

So extending on the above.

#include <vector>
using namespace std;

struct assessment {
    int   points;
    int   total;
    float percentage;
};

struct subject {
    string name;
    int    marks;
    int    credits;
    vector<assessment> assessments;
};

int main() {
    vector<subject> sub {
      {"english", 10, 0, {
                             assessment{1,3,0.33f},
                             assessment{2,3,0.66f},
                             assessment{3,3,1.00f}
                         }},
      {"math"   , 20, 5, {
                             assessment{2,4,0.50f}
                         }}
    };
}

Without the assessment in the braced initializer the compiler will fail when attempting to deduce the type.

The above has been compiled and tested with gcc in c++17. It should however work from c++11 and onward. In c++20 we may see the designator syntax, my hope is that it will allow for for the following

  {"english", 10, 0, .assessments{
                         {1,3,0.33f},
                         {2,3,0.66f},
                         {3,3,1.00f}
                     }},

source: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/aggregate_initialization

You cannot access elements of an empty vector by subscript.
Always check that the vector is not empty & the index is valid while using the [] operator on std::vector.
[] does not add elements if none exists, but it causes an Undefined Behavior if the index is invalid.

You should create a temporary object of your structure, fill it up and then add it to the vector, using vector::push_back()

subject subObj;
subObj.name = s1;
sub.push_back(subObj);

Vector of structs initialization

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