Here is a simple example using enums.
Code:
const int MAX_INV = 5;
//An enum for the different types
//of objects we will have
enum eInvObject{
eInvObjectSword,
eInvObjectArmor,
eInvObjectHotChick,
eInvObjectAbsoutlyNoChicks,
eInvObjectNone
};
int main()
{
//Set up the arrays
eInvObject eInventoryBmans[MAX_INV];
eInvObject eInventoryMajorSmalls[MAX_INV];
for(int i = 0; i < MAX_INV; i++){
//You know it!
eInventoryBmans[i] = eInvObjectHotChick;
eInventoryMajorSmalls[i] = eInvObjectAbsoutlyNoChicks;
}
return 0;
}