One solution is to assign each element from the local array to your member array using a loop:
Code:
class foo
{
   private:
        int nItems[8];

   public:
        foo() 
       { 
           int Items[] = {3,3,5,1,2,3,5,6};
           for ( int i = 0; i < 8; ++i }
               nItems[ i ] = Items[ i ];
       }
};
Regards,

Paul McKenzie