Week-2
2a) Installation and setup in VS Code.
Updating the extension
Updates to the extensions are shipped on a regular basis. By default, VS Code
automatically updates extensions when updates are available.
To install updates yourself:
1. Click Extensions in the Side Bar.
2. If the Flutter extension has an available update, click Update and then Reload.
3. Restart VS Code.
Creating projects
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There are a couple ways to create a new project.
Creating a new project
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To create a new Flutter project from the Flutter starter app template:
1. Go to View > Command Palette.…
2. You can also press Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + P.
3. Type flutter.
4. Select the Flutter: New Project.
5. Press Enter.
6. Select Application.
7. Press Enter.
8. Select a Project location.
9. Enter your desired Project name.
Opening a project from existing source code
To open an existing Flutter project:
1. Go to File > Open.
2. You can also press Ctrl / Cmd + O
3. Browse to the directory holding your existing Flutter source code files.
4. Click Open
Editing code and viewing issues
The Flutter extension performs code analysis. The code analysis can:
Highlight language syntax
Complete code based on rich type analysis
Navigate to type declarations
Go to Go > Go to Definition.
You can also press F12.
Find type usages.
Press Shift + F12.
View all current source code problems.
o Go to View > Problems.
o You can also press Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + M.
o The Problems pane displays any analysis issues:
Running and debugging
Start debugging by clicking Run > Start Debugging from the main IDE window, or
press F5.
Selecting a target device
When a Flutter project is open in VS Code, you should see a set of Flutter specific
entries in the status bar, including a Flutter SDK version and a device name (or the
message No Devices):
How to perform a hot reload
To hot reload a Flutter app:
1. Run the app from a supported Flutter editor or a terminal window. Either a physical
or virtual device can be the target. Only Flutter apps in debug mode can be hot
reloaded or hot restarted.
2. Modify one of the Dart files in your project. Most types of code changes can be hot
reloaded; for a list of changes that require a hot restart, see Special cases.
3. If you're working in an IDE/editor that supports Flutter's IDE tools, select Save
All (cmd-s/ctrl-s), or click the hot reload button on the toolbar.
4. If you're running the app at the command line using flutter run, enter r in the
terminal window.
2b)Explore various Flutter Text Widget.
Text Widget:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
// function to trigger build process
void main() => runApp(const GeeksforGeeks());
class GeeksforGeeks extends StatelessWidget {
const GeeksforGeeks({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
backgroundColor: Colors.lightGreen,
appBar: AppBar(
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
title: const Text("welcome Screen"),
), // AppBar
body: Container(
child: const Center(
child: Text("Hello world!!"),
), // Center
), // Container
), // Scaffold
); // MaterialApp
}
}
Output: Hello World!!
