array<String^>^ first = {"Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce"}; array<String^>^ last = {"Willis", "Jones", "Lee"}; array<String^>^ years = {"1955", "1946", "1940"};

array<String^>^ result = zip<String^>(",", first, last, years);

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;

generic <typename T>
array<String^>^ zip(String^ sep, ... array<array<T>^ >^ lists)
{
int length = lists[0]->Length; array<String^>^ zarr = gcnew array<String^>(length); int nlists = lists->Length;
for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) for (int j = 0; j < nlists; ++j)
if (j == 0) zarr[i] = (lists[j][i])->ToString(); else zarr[i] += (sep + (lists[j][i])->ToString());
return zarr;
}

int main()
{
array<String^>^ first = {"Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce"}; array<String^>^ last = {"Willis", "Jones", "Lee"}; array<String^>^ years = {"1955", "1946", "1940"};

array<String^>^ result = zip<String^>(",", first, last, years);

for each(String^ item in result) Console::Write("{0} ", item);
}

list<string> first = { "Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce" };
list<string> last = {"Willis", "Jones", "Lee"};
list<int> years = {1955, 1946, 1940};
list<tuple<string,string,int> > actors;

for (firstIt = first.begin(), lastIt = last.begin(), yearIt = years.begin();
firstIt != first.end() && lastIt != last.end() && yearIt != years.end();
++firstIt, ++lastIt, ++yearIt)
actors.push_back(make_tuple(*firstIt, *lastIt, *yearIt));

#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <tuple>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
list<string>::iterator firstIt, lastIt;
list<int>::iterator yearIt;
list<string> first = { "Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce" };
list<string> last = {"Willis", "Jones", "Lee"};
list<int> years = {1955, 1946, 1940};
list<tuple<string,string,int> > actors;

for (firstIt = first.begin(), lastIt = last.begin(), yearIt = years.begin();
firstIt != first.end() && lastIt != last.end() && yearIt != years.end();
++firstIt, ++lastIt, ++yearIt)
actors.push_back(make_tuple(*firstIt, *lastIt, *yearIt));
}