boost::array is similar to std::array, which was added to the standard library with C++11. With boost::array, an array can be created that exhibits the same properties as a C array. In addition, boost::array conforms to the requirements of C++ containers, which makes handing such an array as easy as handling any other container.

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         int main() {  boost::array
         
           a;  a[0] = "cat";  a.at(1) = "shark";  *a.rbegin() = "spider";  std::sort(a.begin(), a.end());  for (const std::string& s: a) {    std::cout << s << std::endl;  }  std::cout << a.size() << std::endl;  std::cout << a.max_size() << std::endl;  return 0;}
         
        
       
      
     

using boost::array is fairly simple and needs no additional explanation since the member functions called the same meaning as their counterparts from std::vector.