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[shakisparki]

void * realloc(void*ptr , size_t size)

is the second argument supposed to be the number of bytes to be allocated, e.g
5 * sizeof(int)

or just the number of elements needed e.g
5 or 10

[Flying Dutchman]

Second argument is new size in bytes. If you want to add, lets say 4 more bytes, you'd call it something like this:

array = realloc(array, sizeOfArray + 4);

[Alexander]

Yes, it tries to be a bit more flexible and allows you to enter your own terms of bytes, i.e. to double the size of an arbitrary array type

realloc( array, ( sizeOfArray * 2 ) * sizeof( array[0] ) );