c++ string array initialization -

i know can in c++:

string s[] = {"hi", "there"}; 

but there anyway delcare array way without delcaring string s[]?

e.g.

void foo(string[] strarray){   // code }  string s[] = {"hi", "there"}; // works foo(s); // works  foo(new string[]{"hi", "there"}); // doesn't work 

in c++11 can. note beforehand: don't new array, there's no need that.

first, string[] strarray syntax error, should either string* strarray or string strarray[]. , assume it's sake of example don't pass size parameter.

#include <string>  void foo(std::string* strarray, unsigned size){   // stuff... }  template<class t> using alias = t;  int main(){   foo(alias<std::string[]>{"hi", "there"}, 2); } 

note better if didn't need pass array size parameter, , thankfully there way: templates!

template<unsigned n> void foo(int const (&arr)[n]){   // ... } 

note match stack arrays, int x[5] = .... or temporary ones, created use of alias above.

int main(){   foo(alias<int[]>{1, 2, 3}); }