Indexing in Listview.builder

Question

The response i get from my REST api looks like this

{
    "result": {
        "newsfeed": [
            {
                "_id": "5fa52495f0e30a0017f4dccf",
                "video": null,
                "image": null,
                "author": [
                    {
                        "_id": "5f6a412d2ea9350017bec99f",
                        "userProfile": {
                            "visits": 0,
                            "bio": "Nothing for you ",
                            "gender": "Male",
                            "university": "Bells University Of Technology"
                        },
                        "name": "Jo Shaw ",
                        "__v": 0
                    }
                ],
                "text": "have you seen this ?",
                "campus": "Technology",
                "isLiked": false
            }
        ]
    }
}

I am using a FutureBuilder to handle fetching the data and the FutureBuilder returns a ListView.builder which i use to build my layout depending on the number of items in the response

This is the code for my UI

     return Scaffold(
        body: FutureBuilder<TimelineModel>(
          future: _future,
          builder: (context, snapshot) {
            switch (snapshot.connectionState) {
              case ConnectionState.none:
                return Text('none');
              case ConnectionState.waiting:
                return Center(
                  child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
                );
              case ConnectionState.active:
                return Text('');
              case ConnectionState.done:
                if (snapshot.hasError || snapshot.data == null) {
                  return Scaffold(
                    backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).backgroundColor,
                    body: Column(
                      children: [
                        Container(
                          child: Center(
                            child: Text("It's empty here"),
                          ),
                        ),
                      ],
                    ),
                  );
                }  else {
                  print("length: " +
                      snapshot.data.result.newsfeed.length.toString());
                  return RefreshIndicator(
                    onRefresh: _getData,
                    child: ListView(
                      children: [
                        ListView.builder(
                            itemCount: snapshot.data.result.newsfeed.length,
                            itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                              return Column(
                                      children: <Widgets>[
//This line of code works properly and no error is gotten 
                                    Text( snapshot.data.result.newsfeed[index].text),

//Once I put in this line of code, i receive a range error (RangeError (index): Invalid value: Only valid value is 0: 1)
                                  Text(snapshot.data.result.newsfeed[index].author[index].name),
                                 ],
                              );
                           }
                         )
                       ]
                     )
                   )
                 }
               }
             }
           )
         );

This is the error seen when i try to do snapshot.data.result.newsfeed[index].author[index].name or use any of the items in the object inside the author array

Answer 1

As @xion mentioned, you are using newsfeed index for author array. What you should do is assign all authors within each newsfeed item to string and then use that value instead. Below is the code to give you an idea on what you should do. Since i don't have access to your API, i hardcoded your json response.

class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
  MyApp({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);

  final String title;

  @override
  MyAppState createState() => MyAppState();
}

class MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  var testJson = json.decode('''
  {
    "result": {
      "newsfeed": [
        {
          "_id": "5fa52495f0e30a0017f4dccf",
          "video": null,
          "image": null,
          "author": [
            {
              "_id": "5f6a412d2ea9350017bec99f",
              "userProfile": {
                "visits": 0,
                "bio": "Nothing for you ",
                "gender": "Male",
                "university": "Bells University Of Technology"
              },
              "name": "Jo Shaw ",
              "__v": 0
            },
            {
              "_id": "5f6a412d2ea9350017bec99f",
              "userProfile": {
                "visits": 0,
                "bio": "Nothing for you ",
                "gender": "Male",
                "university": "Bells University Of Technology"
              },
              "name": "Jo Shaw ",
              "__v": 0
            }
          ],
          "text": "have you seen this ?",
          "campus": "Technology",
          "isLiked": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ''');

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
        home: Scaffold(
            appBar: AppBar(
              title: Text(widget.title),
            ),
            body: Center(
              child: ListView(children: [
                ListView.builder(
                    scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
                    shrinkWrap: true,
                    itemCount: testJson["result"]["newsfeed"].length,
                    itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                      String authors = '';
                      List<dynamic> authorsArray = testJson["result"]["newsfeed"][index]["author"];
                      for (int i = 0; i < authorsArray.length; i++) {
                        authors += i == (authorsArray.length - 1) ? authorsArray[i]["name"].toString() : authorsArray[i]["name"].toString() + ", ";
                      }
                      return Column(
                        children: [
                          Padding(
                            padding: EdgeInsets.all(10.0),
                            child: Text(
                              "Title: " +
                                  testJson["result"]["newsfeed"][index]["text"],
                              style: TextStyle(
                                  fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 18.0),
                            ),
                          ),
                          Text("Authors: " + authors,
                              style: TextStyle(
                                  color: Colors.black54,
                                  fontStyle: FontStyle.italic)),
                        ],
                      );
                    }),
              ]),
            ),
        ),
    );
  }
}

Screenshot:

Answer 2

your author is accessing the same index with your newsfeed

perhaps you should need another loop for your author

 ListView.builder(
                            itemCount: snapshot.data.result.newsfeed.length,
                            itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                              return Column(
                                      children: <Widgets>[
                                    Text( snapshot.data.result.newsfeed[index].text),
Text(snapshot.data.result.newsfeed[index].author[index].name), // <--- this line author[Index] hits error, not news the newsfeed
                                 ],
                              );
                           }
                         )