Flutter and Dart: Up and Running: Build native apps for both iOS and Android using a single codebase

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page About the Authors Acknowledgement Preface Errata Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Flutter Introduction Structure Objectives Introduction to Flutter Features of Flutter Architecture of Flutter Advantages of Flutter Disadvantages of Flutter Capabilities that make Flutter more powerful over other tools Conclusion Questions 2. Installing the Flutter SDK Introduction Structure Objectives Setting up environment for Flutter Installation of Flutter SDK on Windows Update the Path Run Flutter Doctor Setting up Android Device Set up Android Emulator- Licenses of Android SDK Platform- Setting up an Editor Installing Flutter and Dart Plugins Linux or Windows Validating the setup with the Flutter Doctor Tools for Building Flutter Based Application Conclusion Questions 3. Introduction to Dart Introduction Structure Objectives Introduction to Dart Need for Dart Coding for Flutter Declaring and referencing variables Operators in Dart Arithmetic operators Relational Operators Type test operators Bitwise operators Assignment Operators Logical operators Conditional operators Cascade Notation Operator Control statements in Dart Break statement Continue statement Decision making statements if Statement if…else Statement else…if… Statement Nested if Statement Switch For Loop While Loop Do-while loop Conclusion Questions 4. Classes and Functions in Dart Introduction Structure Objectives Classes and Functions in Dart Declaration of class Creating an instance of the class Dart Constructors Named Constructors The ‘this’ Keyword Getters and Setters in Dart class Class Inheritance Types of Inheritance Class Inheritance and Method Overriding The static keyword The Super Keyword Import Packages Dart Package Manager Dart Libraries Importing a library Name alias of Library Implementing Asynchronous Programming Conclusion Questions 5. Introduction to Widgets Introduction Structure Objectives Creating files and folders using widgets Installation of File Manager Structuring Widgets Understanding Widget Tree Inherited Widget Conclusion Questions 6. Using Common Widgets Introduction Structure Objectives Using common widgets Adding Animation to App AnimatedAlign Widget AnimatedBuilder Widget Performance optimizations AnimatedBuilder AnimatedContainer Widget AnimatedCrossFade Widget AnimatedDefaultTextStyle Widget AnimatedListState class Null safety AnimatedModalBarrier class Null safety AnimatedPhysicalModel Widget AnimatedPositioned Widget Code-based animations Drawing-based animations Creating an App’s Navigation Build two routes Use Navigator.push() to navigate to second route Use Navigator.pop() method to return to the first route Conclusion Questions 7. Building Flutter Application Introduction Structure Objectives Building Flutter application using Android specific code Install Flutter and set up an editor Create a new Flutter project Designing the app’s UI Implement app logic Test the app Deploy the app Implement the platform channel on Android Invoke the platform channel from Flutter Handle the method call on Android Return a result from Android Building Flutter application using iOS specific code Conclusion Questions 8. Introduction to Packages Introduction Structure Objectives Type of packages using Dart Packages Types of Packages Library packages Application packages Command-line packages Plugin packages Experimental packages Web Mobile Desktop Testing Utilities Dart Package Generic dart code Flutter Plugin Develop a Flutter Plugin Package Create a new package Define the plugin's API Add platform-specific code Test the plugin Publish the plugin Dart Package Manager Installing a Package Flutter Plugin Package Steps for developing Dart packages Creating a package Implementing the package Publishing packages Conclusion Questions 9. Building Layouts Introduction Structure Objectives Introduction to Layout Container Row and Column Expanded ListView Stack Card Creating a text, image or icon Selection of a layout widget Creation of a Visible Widget Addition of layout widget to page Material apps Type of Layout Widgets Single Child Widgets Layout Application Padding in Flutter Align Widget Container Stacks GridView Scaffold Conclusion Questions 10. Flutter Database Concepts Introduction Structure Objectives SQLite Adding Firebase Adding Firestore Backend JSON, XML, HTML Hive Moor Conclusion Questions Index