Help with Arrays and Vectors!!!

[PrettyVacant]

Hi, I am new to C++ and I am gettting confused with arrays and vectors. What exactly is the difference?
I want to create an array/vector of strings, with 8 rows and 8 columns, and then to insert strings into the array in a for loop, but I have no idea how to add to an array once it is created, please help!

[v0id]

A vector is a C++-feature which handles the memory for you, like resizing the space for objects, etc. Arrays doesn't have these features, so you've to handle the memory yourself; resizing, allocation, etc. If you know a fixed size, like 8 x 8, then you can easily use an array,

This is a simple example, using arrays.

#include <string>
// ...
std::string My8x8array[8][8];

My8x8array[0][0] = "0x0";
My8x8array[0][1] = "0x1";
// ...
My8x8array[7][6] = "7x6";
My8x8array[7][7] = "7x7";

std::cout << My8x8array[0][0] << std::endl;
std::cout << My8x8array[0][1] << std::endl;
// ...
std::cout << My8x8array[7][6] << std::endl;
std::cout << My8x8array[7][7] << std::endl;

[PrettyVacant]

Great! Thanks a million!