C: Expanding an array with malloc

Question

I\'m a bit new to malloc and C in general. I wanted to know how I can, if needed, extend the size of an otherwise fixed-size array with malloc.

Example:

Answer 1

Use realloc, but you have to allocate the array with malloc first. You're allocating it on the stack in the above example.

   size_t myarray_size = 1000;
   mystruct* myarray = malloc(myarray_size * sizeof(mystruct));

   myarray_size += 1000;
   mystruct* myrealloced_array = realloc(myarray, myarray_size * sizeof(mystruct));
   if (myrealloced_array) {
     myarray = myrealloced_array;
   } else {
     // deal with realloc failing because memory could not be allocated.
   }