Flutter and Dart Cookbook

Flutter and Dart Cookbook
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	Revision History for the Early Release
Chapter 1. Starting with Dart
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	1.1 Determining which Dart installation to use
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	1.2 Running Dart in DartPad
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
			Figure 1-1. The DartPad interface
	1.3 Extending Android Studio to support Dart
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	1.4 Developing with VS Code
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	1.5 Installing the Dart SDK
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	1.6 Running a Dart application
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	1.7 Selecting a release channel
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 2. Learning Dart Variables
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	2.1 Declaring an Integer variable
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	2.2 Declaring a Double variable
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	2.3 Declaring a Bool variable
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	2.4 Declaring a String variable
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	2.5 Using a Print statement
		Problem
		Solution
			Example 2-5. Example 1: Here’s an example of a how to print static content:
			Example 2-6. Example 2: Here’s an example of a how print the content of a variable:
			Example 2-7. Example 3: Here’s an example of a how print the complex data type:
		Discussion
	2.6 Using a Const
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	2.7 Using Final
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	2.8 Working with Null
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 3. Exploring Control Flow
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	3.1 Using an If statement
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	3.2 Using While/Do While
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	3.3 Using a For statement
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	3.4 Using a Switch statement
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	3.5 Using an Enum
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	3.6 Handling Exceptions
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 4. Implementing Functions
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	4.1 Declaring Functions
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	4.2 Adding parameters to Functions
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	4.3 Returning values from Functions
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	4.4 Declaring Anonymous functions
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	4.5 Using optional parameters
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 5. Handling Maps and Lists
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	5.1 Using a Map to handle objects
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	5.2 Retrieving Map content
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	5.3 Validating key existence within a Map
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	5.4 Working with Lists
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	5.5 Adding List content
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	5.6 Using Lists with complex types
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 6. Leveraging Classes
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	6.1 Defining Classes
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	6.2 Using Class Constructors
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	6.3 Extending Classes
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	6.4 Extending Classes with Mixins
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	6.5 Importing a package
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 7. Introducing the Flutter Framework
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	7.1 Mocking an interface
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
			Figure 7-1. Example Excalidraw drawing
	7.2 Creating a Flutter project
		Problem
		Solution
			Note
		Discussion
	7.3 Working with a Stateful Widget
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
			Figure 7-2. Example stateful widget interaction
	7.4 Working with a Stateless Widget
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	7.5 Refactoring Widgets
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	7.6 Removing the Flutter Debug banner
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 8. Working with Widgets
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	8.1 Using the Scaffold class
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	8.2 Using an AppBar
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	8.3 Using an Expanded widget
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
			Figure 8-1. A ListView widget
			Figure 8-2. A ListView widget enclosed within an Expanded widget
	8.4 Building with a Container
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	8.5 Using a Center widget
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	8.6 Using a SizedBox
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	8.7 Using a Column
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	8.8 Using a Row
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 9. Developing User Interfaces
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	9.1 Incorporating Rich Text
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	9.2 Incorporating the Google fonts package
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	9.3 Identifying the host platform
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	9.4 Using a Placeholder widget
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	9.5 Using a Layout Builder
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	9.6 Getting screen dimensions with Media Query
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
Chapter 10. Organizing onscreen data
	A Note for Early Release Readers
	10.1 Implementing a vertical list
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	10.2 Implementing a horizontal list
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	10.3 Adding a SliverAppBar
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	10.4 Adding a grid of items
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
	10.5 Adding a Snackbar (Popup notification)
		Problem
		Solution
		Discussion
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