How to Define and use Array of Strings in Struct?

Question

My Sample Struct and its method

// Department Table

    struct [[eosio::table]] department_info {
      uint32_t      ID;
      std::string       deptname;
      std::string    deptcode;
      std::string       teamlead;
      std::vector<char> services; 
      
      auto primary_key() const { return ID; }
      EOSLIB_SERIALIZE( department_info, (ID)(deptname)(deptcode)(teamlead)(services))        

    };
    
    typedef eosio::multi_index<name("departments"), department_info> departments_table;   
    
    departments_table _departments;

---

[[eosio::action]]
    void setdept(uint32_t ID, std::string deptname, std::string deptcode, std::string teamlead, std::vector<char> services);

// DEPARTMENT  
 void marketplays::setdept(uint32_t deptID, std::string departname, std::string departcode, std::string departteamlead, std::vector<char> departservices) {

  require_auth( get_self() );
  

  auto dept_iterator = _departments.find(deptID);
  if ( dept_iterator == _departments.end() ) {
    dept_iterator = _departments.emplace( get_self(),  [&](auto& new_department) {      
      new_department.ID = deptID;
      new_department.deptname = departname;
      new_department.deptcode = departcode;
      new_department.teamlead = departteamlead;
      new_department.services = departservices;
    });
  } 
}

void marketplays::getdept(uint32_t deptID) {

  require_auth( get_self() );  

  auto dept_iterator = _departments.find(deptID);
  if ( dept_iterator != _departments.end() )
  {
    print(dept_iterator->ID, ' ');
    print(dept_iterator->deptname, ' ');
    print(dept_iterator->deptcode, ' ');
    print(dept_iterator->teamlead, ' ');
    print(dept_iterator->services, ' ');            
  }    
  else {    
    print( "Department Not Found" );    
   } 
  }

How to create and use array of strings inside the Struct (std::vector)?

Answer 1

You can store an array of strings by using std::vector< std::string >.

If you want a vector of chars, then the code you have written looks fine.

You can verify that the data was serialized correctly by looking at the ABI file after compilation to make sure that the struct has the appropriate data in it.