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What types of constructors exist in Dart?
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Answer from AI
In Dart, the following types of constructors exist:
- Generating Constructors: The primary type of constructors for creating class instances.
- Named Constructors: Allow creating multiple constructors with different names for various initialization methods.
- Factory Constructors: Can return an existing instance of a class or subclass, rather than necessarily creating a new one.
- Redirecting Constructors: Call another constructor of the same class using the syntax
: this(...). - (Implicit) Default constructor without arguments - automatically created if the class has no explicit constructors.
Example:
class Point {
double x, y;
// Generating constructor
Point(this.x, this.y);
// Named constructor
Point.origin() : x = 0.0, y = 0.0;
// Factory constructor
factory Point.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
return Point(json['x'], json['y']);
}
// Redirecting constructor
Point.fromList(List<double> coordinates) : this(coordinates[0], coordinates[1]);
}