How could/should I print text strings above number columns in C++? - c++

Question

I would like to print the strings at the top of columns with a 1 x 3 array.
I have edited this simple function several times, and this produces the least errors. New to C++, reading Deital Chap 6 Recursive.
What am I missing? I started with half brackes around strings, and brackets seemed to produce less errors.
Here is the code:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <array>
using namespace std;
int main() {
array a[1][3] = ["Car" "Hours" "Charge"]
cout<< a << endl;
}
Terminal produces errors as such:
parking_charges_6_12.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
parking_charges_6_12.cpp:8:7: error: missing template arguments before ‘a’
8 | array a[1][3] = ["Car" "Hours" "Charge"]
^

Answer 1

This should work:
#include <array>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
int main(){
std::array<std::string, 3> headlines = {"Car", "Hours", "Charge"};
for( auto const& elem : headlines ){
std::cout << elem << "\t";
}
}

Answer 2

It should be curly braces {} in the initializer, not []. And you need a comma between each element.
On the other hand, in later C++ revisions array can detect the type and number of elements, so you don't have to give that.
#include <iostream>
#include <array>
using namespace std;
int main() {
array a = {"Car", "Hours", "Charge"};
for (auto& item : a)
cout<< item << endl;
}

Answer 3

How about something like this:
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
string data[3] = {"Car", "Hours", "Charge"};
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
cout << data[i] << " ";
}
Obviously it is not using the array header, but it's a working example. If you do need to use the array header, you can try something like :
#include <array>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main() {
array<string, 3> ar3 = {"Car", "Hours", "Charge"};
cout << ar3.size() << endl;
for (auto i : ar3)
cout << i << ' ';
return 0;
}
You can see it working online here