HTML table with C++

[JRManx]

Hi!
I'm trying to use C++ to print HTML code for a table to a file, then open it for viewing (in a web browser or something that can read HTML). Here's what I've written so far:

/* 
This program creates a file in HTML, writes a table to the file, and opens it for viewing

Notes:

*/
#include <iostream> 
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

// This class allows a 2-dimensional table expressed as
// a vectors of vector of strings to be transformed into
// HTML form.
class HTMLTable
{
private:
   vector<string> headers;
   vector<vector<string> > rows;
   // Helper method for writing an HTML row in a table
   void writeRow (ostream &out, string tag, vector<string> row);
public:
   // Set headers for the table columns
   void setHeaders (const vector<string> &headers)
   {
      this->headers = headers;
   }
   // Add rows to the table
   void addRow(const vector<string> &row)
   {
      rows.push_back (row);
   }
   // Write the table into HTML form onto an output stream
   friend ostream &operator << (ostream &out, HTMLTable htmlTable);
};

//************************************************************
// Writes a row of the table, using the given tag for the    *
// table data. The tag may be td for table data or th for    *
// table header.                                             *
//************************************************************
void HTMLTable::writeRow (ostream &out, string tag, 
                                       vector<string> row)
{
   out << "<tr>\n";
   for (unsigned int k = 0; k < headers.size (); k++)
   {
      out << "<" << tag << "> "
         << row[k] << " </" << tag << "> ";
   }
   out << "\n</tr>\n";
}

//******************************************************
// Overloaded stream output operator <<                *
//******************************************************
ostream & operator << (ostream &out, HTMLTable htmlTable)
{
   out << "<table border = \"1\">\n";
   
   // Write the headers
   htmlTable.writeRow(out, "th", htmlTable.headers);
   
   // Write the rows of the table
   for (unsigned int r = 0; r < htmlTable.rows.size(); r++)
   {
      htmlTable.writeRow(out, "td", htmlTable.rows[r]);
   }
   // Write end tag for table
   out << "</table>\n";
   return out;
}

int main()
{
   // Definition for table column headers   
   vector<string> headers {"Name", "Address", "Phone"};

   // Definitions for the first two rows of the table
   vector<string> person1 {"Mike Sane", "1215 Mills St", "630-728-1293"};
   vector<string> person2 {"Natasha Upenski", "513 Briarcliff Ln", "412-672-1004"};
   
   // Create the HTML table object and set its members
   HTMLTable hTable;
   hTable.setHeaders(headers);
   hTable.addRow(person1);
   hTable.addRow(person2);

   // Open a file and write the HTML code to the file
   ofstream outFile("c:\\temp\\table.html");
   outFile << hTable;
   outFile.close();

   // Write the same HTML code to the screen for ease of viewing
   cout << hTable;
   // Use the default browser to view generated HTML table
   system("c:\\temp\\table.html");

   return 0;
}

My issue is that when I try to compile it, I get these 3 errors:

htmltable.cc:79:26: error: expected ';' at end of declaration
   vector<string> headers {"Name", "Address", "Phone"};
                         ^
                         ;
htmltable.cc:82:26: error: expected ';' at end of declaration
   vector<string> person1 {"Mike Sane", "1215 Mills St", "630-728-1293"};
                         ^
                         ;
htmltable.cc:83:26: error: expected ';' at end of declaration
   vector<string> person2 {"Natasha Upenski", "513 Briarcliff Ln", "412-672-1004"};
                         ^
                         ;

I always thought that this was the proper way to initialize a vector of strings? Any advice you have would be appreciated.
Thanks!
max

[dutch]

Why are you posting this in the lounge?
Don't spam the lounge with your beginner programming questions!
Anyway, presumably you aren't compiling as C++11 or greater.

[JRManx]

I figured since it used HTML it belonged in the lounge...but ok. No need to be rude about it, though.

Um, how do I delete the topic?