Flutter State Management Tips

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The Problem

Managing state in Flutter can get messy. Here are some patterns that help.

Using ValueNotifier

A simple approach for local state:

class CounterWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  const CounterWidget({super.key});

  @override
  State<CounterWidget> createState() => _CounterWidgetState();
}

class _CounterWidgetState extends State<CounterWidget> {
  final _counter = ValueNotifier<int>(0);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return ValueListenableBuilder<int>(
      valueListenable: _counter,
      builder: (context, value, child) {
        return Text('Count: $value');
      },
    );
  }

  void increment() => _counter.value++;
}

Extension Methods

Dart extension methods can clean up your code:

extension StringX on String {
  String get capitalized {
    if (isEmpty) return this;
    return '${this[0].toUpperCase()}${substring(1)}';
  }
}

// Usage
final name = 'flutter'.capitalized; // 'Flutter'

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The Problem#

Using ValueNotifier#

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The Problem

Using ValueNotifier

Extension Methods