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Vortenzie
Vortenzie

Reputation: 85

The method '[]' can't be unconditionally invoked because the receiver can be 'null' - unable to take the value I need

void main() {
  var value = [
    {
      "abx": [
        {
          "avv": "blah",
          "asd": [
            {
              "topic":
                  "Random.",
              "alternate": "Random2"
            }
          ]
        },        
        {
          "avv1": "bluh",
          "asc": [
            {
              "topic":
                  "Ran4.",
              "alternate": "Ran5"
            }
          ]
        },        
      ]
    }
  ];
  var word = value[0]['abx'][0]['asd'][0]['topic'];
  print(word);
}

I want to be able to access the value of "topic" (which is "Random") but I don't know how to do so. Although the error message tells me to use ? or ! operators, it still does not seem to work. Can someone tell me what the problem is

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Upvotes: 0

Views: 121

Answers (2)

Diwyansh
Diwyansh

Reputation: 3514

This error is because of null-safety in Dart. Because you are fetching the values from and List which contains multiple data and any them can be null so it will just want us to ensure that receiver will have some value.

You can solve this error by adding ! or ? in your code right after the receiver like below :

 var word = value[0]['abx']![0]['asd']![0]['topic'];

Or

 var word = value[0]['abx']?[0]['asd']?[0]['topic'];

Also change the declaration of your variable like :

 final List<Map<String, dynamic>> value = [];

Or

final value = [] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>;

Upvotes: -1

reza
reza

Reputation: 1508

try this:

void main() {
  var value = [
    {
      "abx": [
        {
          "avv": "blah",
          "asd": [
            {
              "topic":
                  "Random.",
              "alternate": "Random2"
            }
          ]
        },        
        {
          "avv1": "bluh",
          "asc": [
            {
              "topic":
                  "Ran4.",
              "alternate": "Ran5"
            }
          ]
        },        
      ]
    }
  ];
  var word = ((value[0]['abx'] as List<dynamic>)[0]['asd'] as List<dynamic>)[0]['topic'];
  print(word);
}

Upvotes: 2

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