hand.h

#ifndef HAND_H
#define HAND_H

// For IO
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

// For random
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
using namespace std;

class hand
{
    public:
        hand();
        ~hand(){};
        string getType() { return type[0]; };
    protected:
        string type[3];
        int random;
};

hand::hand()
{
    string types[3][3] = {
        { "rock", "paper", "scissors" },
        { "paper", "scissors", "rock" },
        { "scissors", "paper", "rock" }
    };

    // Initialise with a random seed
    srand ( time(NULL) );
    // Random number from 0 to 2
    random = rand() % 3;

    type = types[random];

}

#endif

main.cpp

#include <string>;
#include <iostream>;

using namespace std;

#include "hand.h";
#include "player.h";

int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
{
    hand h;
    cout<<h.getType()<<endl;
    return 0;
}

When I compile with G++ I get the following:

john at Johns-iMac in ~/Sites/c++/rockPaperScissors 
$ g++ main.cpp -o rockPaperScissors
In file included from main.cpp:6:
hand.h: In constructor ‘hand::hand()’:
hand.h:38: error: invalid array assignment