Thread: To malloc or not realloc on struct members

I got a question about sizing a struct member with malloc or realloc.

Code:

stuct tst{
  int iIndex;
  char *szMember;
} *p_tststructs;

int iCounter = 0;

p_tststructs = malloc(sizeof(struct tst) * (iCounter +1));

// how do I size szMember here?

p_tststructs[iCounter].szMember = malloc(sizeof(char) * 10);

// or do I need to use realloc on szMember??

iCounter++;

p_tststructs = realloc(p_tststructs,sizeof(struct tst) * (iCounter+1));

// how do I size szMember here?

p_tststructs[iCounter].szMember = malloc(sizeof(char) * 10);

// or do I need to use realloc on szMember??

I left out free() and memory allocation error checks for readability. I couldn't find good tutorials about allocation of struct members so if someone got a good link then it's very welcome.

Thanks.