Dart & Flutter Easy Wins 8-14

Andrea Bizzotto

Aug 13, 20202 min read

I recently started a series of daily tweets about easy ways to improve your Dart & Flutter code. I called this Easy Wins.

To make these easier to find, I'm sharing 7 tips every week here on my website.

Entire series here:

8. Use a `finally` block for code that should be executed both on success and failure.

Use a `finally` block for code that should be executed **both** on success and failure. — Use a `finally` block for code that should be executed **both** on success and failure.

9. Implement `toString()` in your classes to improve the debugging experience.

Implement `toString()` in your classes to improve the debugging experience. — Implement `toString()` in your classes to improve the debugging experience.

10. Use the if-null operator to provide a fallback for null values.

Use the if-null operator to provide a fallback for null values. — Use the if-null operator to provide a fallback for null values.

11. Use multi-line strings to represent large blocks of text.

Use multi-line strings to represent large blocks of text. — Use multi-line strings to represent large blocks of text.

12. String literals can use 'single' or "double" quotes as delimiters. Escape special characters with a backslash (\), or use raw strings.

String literals can use single or double quotes as delimiters. Escape special characters with a backslash (\), or use raw strings. — String literals can use single or double quotes as delimiters. Escape special characters with a backslash (\), or use raw strings.

13. Use triple slashes to generate documentation comments.

Use triple slashes to generate documentation comments. — Use triple slashes to generate documentation comments.

14. Want to auto-generate hashCode, == and toString() implementations for your classes? Use the Equatable package:

Equatable package

Want to auto-generate hashCode, == and toString() implementations for your classes? Use the Equatable package: — Want to auto-generate hashCode, == and toString() implementations for your classes? Use the Equatable package:

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Happy coding!

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