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Published:
August 4, 2020

Flutter For Dummies

Overview

Create awesome iOS and Android apps with a single tool!

Flutter is an app developer’s dream come true. With Google’s open source toolkit, you can easily build beautiful apps that work across platforms using a single codebase. This flexibility allows you to get your work out to the widest possible audience. With Flutter already being used by thousands of developers worldwide in a market where billions of apps are downloaded every year, now is the right time to get ahead of the curve with this incredible tool.

Flutter for Dummies is your friendly, ground-up route to creating multi-platform apps.

From how to construct your initial frameworks to writing code in Dart, you’ll find the essentials you

need to ride the Flutter revolutionary wave to success. This book includes how to create an intuitive and stunning UI, add rich interactivity, and easily pull in data. You’ll also see how Flutter features like Hot Reload—providing sub-second refreshes as you refine your work—help you make sure your app is a delight to use.

  • Start simple: follow steps to build a basic app
  • It’s alive! Keep connected to online data
  • It moves! Make things fun with animated features
  • Get the word out: use tips to expand your audience

Whether you’re a fledgling developer or an expert wanting to add a slick feather to your programming cap, join the Flutter revolution now and soar above the rest!

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About The Author

Barry Burd, PhD, is a veteran educator and a professor of mathematics and computer science at Drew University. When he's not lecturing at the university, Barry speaks at professional conferences and somehow finds time to write books, including Java For Dummies and Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies.

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CHEAT SHEET

Flutter's online documentation is a great source of information, but sometimes you'd rather glance quickly at an example. This cheat sheet has some sample code. Just grab it and go! ©Eny Setiyowati/Shutterstock.comA "Hello World" Dart Programmain() => print('Hello World'); A "Hello World" Flutter Programimport 'package:flutter/material.

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Flutter is a great resource for developing mobile apps. Similar to any programming project, one small mistake can cause big issues. Make sure to follow these ten guidelines to avoid mistakes in your Flutter app. Put capital letters where they belong The Dart language is case-sensitive. Don't type Class when you mean to type class.
People who are truly good at their jobs are always looking to get better at their craft. Aspiring app developers and programmers often seek career advice: "What should I do next? How can I find a job? How can I prepare for work in the software industry?" Here, you learn some of the best hints for succeeding in app development.
With Flutter's Animation class, you're not restricted to moving things. You can control the change of any value you think needs changing. The example you find here illustrates how to make changes to an icon's size and color in Flutter.Changing a Few Flutter Animation Values // App0904.dartimport 'package:flutter/material.
Flutter's online documentation is a great source of information, but sometimes you'd rather glance quickly at an example. This cheat sheet has some sample code. Just grab it and go! ©Eny Setiyowati/Shutterstock.comA "Hello World" Dart Programmain() => print('Hello World'); A "Hello World" Flutter Programimport 'package:flutter/material.
A Switch is a control in your Flutter app that's in one of two possible states: on or off, yes or no, true or false, happy or sad, over 18 or not. The following listing has the Flutter code for the practice Switch app.How Old Are You? import 'package:flutter/material.dart';void main() => runApp(App0701());class App0701 extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( home: MyHomePage(), ); } }class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget { @override _MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState(); }<strong>const _youAre = 'You are'; const _compatible = 'compatible with\nDoris D.
Many app developers use Android Studio to build their Flutter apps. If you’re new to Flutter and Android’s SDK, use this guide to run your first Flutter app. Before you can get going, you need to install Android Studio and add Android Studio’s Flutter plugin. Then, restart Android Studio. Now you're staring at Android Studio's Welcome screen.
How big is the device you’ll be running your Flutter app on? The answer is "You don't know." You can run a Flutter app on a small iPhone 6, or in a web page on a 50-inch screen. You want your app to look good no matter what size the device happens to be. How can you do that? The Dart code below has the answerChecking Device Orientation in a Flutter App // App0613.
Android Studio is a customized version of IntelliJ IDEA — a general-purpose IDE with tools for Java development, C/C++ development, PHP development, modeling, project management, testing, debugging, and much more.Here, you get an overview of Android Studio's main window. The focus here is on the most useful features that help you build Flutter apps, but keep in mind that Android Studio has hundreds of features and many ways to access each feature.
So, you want to create apps using Flutter. It’s a great idea! But before you can create your own Flutter apps, you need some software tools. Below is a list of the tools you need to get started with Flutter. ©Shutterstock/baranq The Flutter Software Development Kit (SDK) The Flutter SDK includes lots and lots of prewritten, reusable Flutter code and a bunch of software tools for running and testing Flutter apps.
Ready to program some Flutter apps? The first steps are an old, familiar refrain. First you get some software. Then you run the software. This is how you get your software set up to start programming Flutter apps. Getting and installing the stuff you need to program Flutter apps Download this file containing all the Flutter program examples from Dummies.
At its core, Flutter is an API for creating apps. Most Flutter apps run on mobile devices, but Flutter apps can run on laptop and desktop computers, too. Flutter certainly wasn't the first API for mobile devices, so why should anyone consider using Flutter to create apps? Flutter allows for cross-platform development To get to the heart of Flutter, let’s consider a scenario that was retold by an app developer.
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