is it possible to add two 2D arrays to create a larger array?

[TastyCarcass]

I'm writing a program where certain options from arrays are only available when certain conditions are met.
I'm a bit stuck on one part.

thingy1[10][20] =
{
"test1 , test2 "
};

thingy2[10][20] =
{
"test3 ","test4 "
};

Is there a way of then turning this into a single array, so I get the following?

thingy1[10][20] =
{
"test1 ","test2 ", "test3 ", "test4 "
};

I basically want the second array to be added to the first, so there are more options. I'm going to continue to do this too.
Will a simple strcat(thingy1, thingy2) do?


Thanks in advance

[tgiec]

Yes, it is possible only if (number of elements of thingy1 + number of elements of thingy2 is <=thingy1 array size).

So the above result is can be achieved using strcpy while taking care of array indices not to go out of range.

[TastyCarcass]

Thanks for the response. How exactly will I be able to use strcpy?
From what I know of it in the following example

strcpy(thingy1, thingy2);

wouldn't it erase thingy1 with thingy2? If it adds thingy2 to thingy1, that's exactly what I need.

[vlad from moscow]

This statement

strcpy(thingy1, thingy2);


is incorrect.

[TastyCarcass]

Will strcpy work?

[Imadatobanisa]

Yes, but need more details or examples?

[TastyCarcass]

Ok. What I'm basically doing is a adding more to the array if certain conditions are passed.

For example, if strength = 6, then I would add the appropriate array.
I will be doing this repeatedly for each attribute, so the original array will increase in size for each passed check.

[vlad from moscow]

If your array has to be increased then it is better to use std::vector<std::string>.

[TastyCarcass]

I know, but for the project I'm actually not allowed to use strings for what I am doing, it has to be arrays.

EDIT:

Done some more research on strcpy and I found out how I can do this.


I can strcpy individual parts of the array.
The basic idea is:
strcp(thingy1[2],thingy2[0])
strcp(thingy1[3],thingy2[1])

I haven't been able to try it yet, but I believe that this is basically what is possible. However, I would have to be able to retrieve what the total number of an array is each time before I use that number to find the first empty location before I add to the original array. Is this possible with a for loop?

E.G
int total = 0;
for(int i=0; i<10;i++)
{
if thingy[i] = "/0"
total = i
}

strcp(thingy1[total],thingy2[0])
strcp(thingy1[total+1],thingy2[1])
and so on?