need help with array

I need to use array for a 'map' im making and is it possible to make to arrays 'overlap' so they are linked together. and i want to name each array according to the current place he is in.

i know this isn`t much but i try to give a rough idea of what i mean.

also i get 'too many characters in constant' error i know what it means but is there any way i can put several characters into an array?

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>

using namespace std;

void main (void)
{
	int room [3][6];
	char room1 [3][6];

	room[0][0] = 1, room[0][1] = 2, room[0][2] = 3, room[0][3] = 4, room[0][4] = 5, room[0][5] = 6, room[0][6] = 7;

	room1[0][0] = 'Northwing' , room1[0][1] = 'hallway';

	cout << room[0][6];

A string (which is delimited by double quotes, not single quotes, in C++) is an array of char. The string "ABC" is represented as an array of four characters 'A', 'B', 'C', and '\0' (zero).

room1[0][0] is a single char. If you try to squeeze multiple characters into a single char, then the compiler will complain. Just as, in the real world, you can't squeeze three people into the space occupied by one, as they won't survive.

Look up the map (template) class in the C++ standard library, to do what (I guess) you are really trying to do.

And main() returns int, not void.

Listen to grumpy. Also, your code is in the c style. Use c++ style:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>  // not used

int main()
{
    using namespace std;
    int room [3][6];
    char room1 [3][6];

    room[0][0] = 1, room[0][1] = 2,
    room[0][2] = 3, room[0][3] = 4,
    room[0][4] = 5, room[0][5] = 6,
    room[0][6] = 7;

    // room1[0][0] = 'Northwing' , room1[0][1] = 'hallway';
    // the above line is an error

    cout << room[0][6];
    // . . . 
    return 0;
}