#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;


struct name_dat{
   string name;
   string b_date;
};		

/* you can have as many variables as you need, of any type!!!
read the comment on the bottom of this page*/


void read(name_dat v[50][50], int &, int &);

int main()
{

    int n,m;
    name_dat t[50][50];

    read(t,n,m);

   cout<<" the elements of the matrix: "<<endl;

    for(int i=0; i<n; ++i)
   {
      for(int j=0; j<m; ++j)
        cout<<t[i][j].name<<" "<<t[i][j].b_date<<" ";
        cout<<endl;
   }

/* look carefully: after the "." the name HAS!!! to be the same as it is in the structure!!! */

    return 0;
}

void read(name_dat v[50][50], int & n, int & m)
{


 cout<<" how many rows and columns?  (between: 1<=(m, n)<= "<<50<< ")  "<<endl;
   do
   {
     cin>>n>>m;

     if(n<=1 || n>50 || m<=1 || m>50)
     cout<<"not good, give it again:  "<<endl;
   }while(n<=1 || n>50 || m<=1 || m>50);

         //fill the matrix

         cout<<" give the values: "<<endl;

         for(int i = 0; i<n; ++i)
         {

             for(int j = 0; j<m; ++j)
            {
             cin >> v[i][j].name>>v[i][j].b_date;
            }
         }

}

/* when you are defining a structure type of matrix for ex., like her,
it means that each element of the matrix contains - this time 2 variables: the name and 
the birth date;
- so, if you say that the matrix is 2x2
you have to give 4 values, that is, 4 naes and 4 birthdays, like:

Evan 1990		Karan 1997
Ling  1998		Edimarf  1995

- and this will be the way it writes out on the screen  */