Initialize a vector array of strings

Question

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.

Answer 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