Mastering Flutter: A Beginner's Guide (Mastering Computer Science)

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Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
About the Author
CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Flutter and Dart
	WHAT EXACTLY IS FLUTTER?
		What Distinguishes Flutter
			Flutter’s Features
		Flutter Advantages
		Flutter’s History
			Prerequisites
			Audience
			Problems
	INSTALLATION OF FLUTTER
		Windows System Requirements
			Install Git
			Install the Flutter SDK
		macOS System Requirements
			Download the Flutter SDK
	WHAT EXACTLY IS DART PROGRAMMING?
		Dart: Language
		Characteristics of Dart
			Open Source
			Platform Independent
			Object-Oriented
			Concurrency
			Extensive Libraries
			Easy to Learn
			Flexible Compilation
			Type Safe
			Objects
			Browser Support
			Community
		Dart’s Libraries
			Dart: Platforms
			Native Dart (Machine Code JIT and AOT)
			Dart Web (JavaScript Dev and Prod)
			Dart’s Runtime
		A Fundamental Darts Program
		Key Actions
		Variables
		Default Value
	INSTALLATION OF DART
		Install the Dart SDK on Windows
		Install the Dart SDK on Linux
			Installation Using apt-get
			Installation of a Debian Package
			Installation of the Dark SDK on Mac
			Editor of Online Dart
			Support of Dart IED
			The dart2js Tool
		First Program in Dart
			Using Command Line
			Running on Browser
			Using IDE
		Basic Dart Syntax
			Dart Identifiers
			String Interpolation and Dart Printing
		Dart’s Semicolon
		Line Breaks and Dart Whitespace
		Block in Dart
		Command-Line Options for Dart
		Enable Checked Mode
			Checked Mode
			Production Mode
	COMMENTS IN DART
		Comments Types
			Single-Line Comments
			Multi-Line Comments
			Documentation Comments
	KEYWORDS IN DART
	DATA TYPES IN DART
		Dart Number
		Data String
		Dart Boolean
		Dart Lists
		Dart Maps
		Dart Runes
		Dart Symbols
		Dart Dynamic Type
	VARIABLE IN DART
		Variable Creation Rule
		Dart Variable Declaration
		Type Annotations
		Declaring the Variable as Having Multiple Values
		Default Value
		Final and Const
	OPERATORS IN DART
		Operator Types
			Arithmetic Operators in Dart
			Unary Operators (Post and Pre)
			Assignment Operator
			Relational Operator
			Type Test Operators
			Logical Operators
			Bitwise Operators
			Conditional Operators (?:)
			Cascade Notation Operators
	CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER 2: Data Types and Control Flow Statements
	DART CONSTANTS
		Defining/Initializing a Dart Constant
			Using the Final Keyword, Define Constant
			Define Constants Using Const Keyword
	NUMBER IN DART
		Dart Integer
		Dart Double
		Parse() Method in Dart
			Number Properties
			Number Methods
	STRING IN DART
		Printing String
		String Concatenation
		String Interpolation
		String Properties
		String Methods
			Methods and Descriptions
	LISTS IN DART
		Lists Types
			Fixed Length List
		Growable List
		List Properties
		Inserting an Element into a List
			The Add() Method
			The AddAll() Method
			The Insert() Method
			The InsertAll() Method
		Updating List
		replaceRange()
		Removing List Elements
			The Remove() Method
			The RemoveAt() Method
			The RemoveLast() Method
			The RemoveRange() Method
		Dart Iterating List Elements
	SETS IN DART
		Initializing Set
		Add Element into Set
		Access the Set Element
		Dart Finding Element in Set
		Remove Set Element
		Dart Iterating over a Set Element
		Dart Remove All Set Element
		TypeCast Set to List
		Dart Set Operations
		Dart Set Properties
	MAP IN DART
		Declaring Dart Map
			Using Map Literals
			Using Map Constructor
		Map Properties
		Map Methods
	SYMBOL IN DART
		Dart Convert Symbol to String
	RUNES IN DART
		String.codeUnitAt() Method
		String.codeUnits Property
		String.runes Property
	ENUMERATION IN DART
		Enumeration Initialization
	CONTROL FLOW STATEMENT IN DART
		Flow Statement Categories
			Dart Decision-Making Statements
	IF STATEMENTS
	IF-ELSE STATEMENT
	IF ELSE-IF STATEMENT
		Nested If-Else Statement
	SWITCH CASE STATEMENT
		Benefits of the Switch Case
	LOOPS IN DART
		For Loop in Dart
		Nested for Loop
		For in Loop
		While Loop
		Infinite While Loop
		Logical Operator While Loop
		Do-While Loop
		Selection of the Loop
	BOOLEAN IN DART
	CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER 3: Dart Functions and Object-Oriented Programming
	FUNCTION IN DART
		Function Benefits
		Function Defining
		Calling a Function
		Passing Arguments to the Function
		Return a Value from the Function
		Function Examples
			Dart Function with an Argument and a Return Value
			Dart Function with No Parameter and Return Value
			Dart Function with No Parameter and without a Return Value
			Dart Function with Parameter and without a Return Value
	ANONYMOUS FUNCTION IN DART
		Lexical Scope
		Lexical Closure
	THE MAIN() FUNCTION
		Return Value in Dart
			Dart Value with Return Value
	WHAT IS RECURSION?
		What Is Base Condition in Recursion?
		Recursive Function in Dart
		How Does Recursion Work?
		Recursive Function Qualities
	OBJECT-ORIENTED CONCEPTS IN DART
		Class
		Object
		Inheritance
		Polymorphism
		Interfaces
		Abstract Class
	DART CLASSES AND OBJECT
		Defining a Class in Dart
		Object in Dart
		Creating Class Objects in Dart
		Assessing Instance Variable and Function
		The Advantages of Objects
	WHAT EXACTLY IS CONSTRUCTOR?
		Creating Constructor
		Types of Constructors
			Default Constructor or No-Argument Constructor
			Parameterized Constructor
			Named Constructors
	THIS KEYWORD IN DART
		Local Variables
		Class Variable
		Instance Variable
		The Difference between Class Variable and Instance Variable
	STATIC KEYWORD IN DART
		Static Variable in Dart
		Static Variable Declaring
		Accessing the Static Variable
		Static Method
		Static Methods Declaration
		Static Method Calling
	SUPER KEYWORD
		The Use of a Static Keyword
		Using a Super Keyword with Variables
		Using the Super Keyword with the Parent Class Method
		Using a Super Keyword with the Constructor
	INHERITANCE IN DART
		Inheritance Types
			Single Level Inheritance
			Multilevel Inheritance
			Hierarchical Inheritance
	SUPER CONSTRUCTOR IN DART
		Implicit Super
		Explicit Super
	METHODS IN DART
		Instance Methods
			Creating Instance Methods
			Calling the Instance Method
		Class Methods
			Creating Class Methods
			Calling the Class Method
	METHOD OVERRIDING IN DART
		What Exactly Is Polymorphism?
		Example of Method Overriding
		Method Overriding Using the Super Keyword
		The Benefit of Method Overriding
		Rules of Method Overriding in Dart
	GETTERS AND SETTERS IN DART
		Defining a Getter
		Defining a Setter
	ABSTRACT CLASSES IN DART
		Rules for the Abstract Classes
		Declaring the Abstract Class
		Abstract Class Usage
	DART INTERFACES
		Declaring an Interface
		Implementing an Interface
		Implementing Multiple Inheritance
		Rules for Implementing Interfaces
	CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4: Dart Advanced
	DART EXCEPTIONS
		The Try/On/Catch Blocks
		Finally Block
		Throwing an Exception
		Custom Exceptions
	TYPEDEF IN DART
		Declaring a Typedef
		Assigning the Typedef Variable
		Calling Function with Typedef
		Complete the Program by Using Typedef
		Typedef as Parameter
		Debugging in Dart
		What Exactly Are Breakpoints?
		How Do I Create Breakpoints in WebStorm?
	METADATA IN DART
		Creating the Metadata Annotation
	COLLECTION IN DART
		Collections Iteration
		HashMap 
	DART GENERICS
		Generic Map
	PACKAGES IN DART
		Package Manager in Dart
		Read XML String
	LIBRARIES IN DART
		Importing a Library
			Importing and Using a Library as an Example
		Library Encapsulation
		Creating Custom Libraries (User-Defined Library)
			Step 1: Library Declaration
			Step 2: Library Connecting
			Custom Library as an Example
		Name Alias of Library
	GENERATORS IN DART
		Synchronous Generator
		Asynchronous Generators
		The Yield Keyword
		The Sync* Keyword
		The Async* Keyword
	DART CALLABLE CLASSES
	DART ISOLATES
		Create and Start an Isolate
		Stop an Isolate
			Complete Program
	ASYNC IN DART
		Difference between Synchronous and Asynchronous
		Dart Future
		Dart Async and Await
		Dart Await Keyword
		What Exactly Is Concurrency?
		How Does One Achieve Concurrency?
		What Is Unit Testing?
		Unit Testing Task
		Advantages of Unit Testing
		Dart Unit Testing
		Group of Test Cases
		Grouping Test Cases
	DART HTML DOM
		Finding the DOM Elements
		Event Handling
	CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5: Basics of Flutter
	FIRST APPLICATION IN FLUTTER
	FLUTTER ARCHITECTURE
		Flutter Engine
		Foundation Library
		Widgets
		Specific Widgets Design
			Gestures
			State Management
			Layers
	FLUTTER WIDGETS
	WIDGET TYPES
		Visible Widget
			Text
			Button
			Image
			Icon
		Invisible Widget
			Column
			Row
			Center
			Padding
			Scaffold
			Stack
		State Management Widget
			StatefulWidget
			StatelessWidget
	FLUTTER LAYOUTS
		Layout a Widget
		Sorts of Layout Widgets
			Single Child Widgets
			Multiple Child Widgets
		Building the Complex Layout
	GESTURES IN FLUTTER
		Pointers
		Gestures
			Tap
			Drag
			Long Press
			Pan
			Pinch
		Gesture Detector
		Example of Multiple Gesture
	STATE MANAGEMENT
		What Exactly Is a State?
			Ephemeral State
			App State
	FLUTTER IDE
		Android Studio
		IntelliJ Idea
		Visual Studio Code
		Emacs (Dart Mode)
		Codemagic
	FLUTTER SCAFFOLD
	FLUTTER CONTAINER
		Why Is a Container Widget Required in Flutter?
		Container Class Constructors
		Container Widget Properties
	FLUTTER ROW AND COLUMN
		Row Widget
		Column
	FLUTTER TEXT
		Text Widget Constructor
		Flutter RichText Widget
	FLUTTER TEXTFIELD
	BUTTONS IN FLUTTER
		Flutter Buttons and Their Varieties
			Flat Button
			Raised Button
			Floating Activity Button (FAB)
			The Drop-Down Button
			Button Icon
			Inkwell Button
			PopupMenu Button
			Outline Button
	FLUTTER FORMS
		Creating a Form
		Validation of a Form
	ICONS IN FLUTTER
		Icon Widget Attributes
	IMAGES IN FLUTTER
		How to Display Images in Flutter
		Display Images from the Internet
	FLUTTER LISTS
		Basic Lists
		Working with Long Lists
		Creating Grid Lists
		Creating a Horizontal List
	FLUTTER TOAST NOTIFICATION
		FlutterToast.cancel()
	CHECKBOX IN FLUTTER
		Checkbox
	FLUTTER RADIO BUTTON
	PROGRESS BAR IN FLUTTER
		LinearProgressIndicator
		CircularProgressIndicator
	FLUTTER SLIDER
		Properties of Slider
		How Does the Slider Widget Work in Flutter?
	FLUTTER SWITCH
		Properties of the Switch Widget
	CHARTS IN FLUTTER
		Flutter Supported Chart Types
			Line Chart
			Bar Chart
			Pie or Donut Chart
	FLUTTER TABLE
		What Happens When We Utilize the Table Widget?
	FLUTTER CALENDAR
	CHAPTER SUMMARY
APPRAISAL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX