Convert C++ to MIPS assembly

Question

This code is about to find maximum element from an array i want to convert this code into MIPS assembly code can anyone help me...Or just tell me how to initialize an array in MIPS.

void max_array()
{
    int a[10]={2,3,421,4,32,4,3,1,4,5},max;
    for(int i=0;i<9;i++)
    {
        cout<<a[i];
    }
    max=a[0];
    for(int j=1;j<9;j++)
    {
        if (max<a[j])
        {
             max=a[j];
        }
    }
    return max;

 }

Answer 1

Here's an example

        .data
array1:     .space  12              #  declare 12 bytes of storage to hold array of 3 integers
        .text
__start:    la  $t0, array1     #  load base address of array into register $t0
        li  $t1, 5                  #  $t1 = 5   ("load immediate")
        sw $t1, ($t0)                #  first array element set to 5; indirect addressing
        li $t1, 13                  #   $t1 = 13
        sw $t1, 4($t0)           #  second array element set to 13
        li $t1, -7                  #   $t1 = -7
        sw $t1, 8($t0)           #  third array element set to -7
        done