Can if condition be used for comparing string? [duplicate]

If the input entered by the user corresponds to a particular string, output has to be printed. Please correct the code. Can the if statement be used to compare strings? If not, suggest me an alternate way to perform the same operation. Thanks!

#include<iostream>
 using namespace std;
 int main()
{
char a[10];
  int b;
  cin>>a;
  cin>>b;
  if(a=="front")       
   {
    if(b==1)
      cout<<"Left Handed";
    else
      cout<<"Right Handed";
  }
   if(a=="rear")
  {
    if(b==1)
      cout<<"Right Handed";
    else
      cout<<"Left Handed";
  } 
}