Ultimate flutter handbook : learn cross-platform app development with visually stunning UIs and real-world projects / Lahiru Rajeendra Mahagamage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahagamage, Lahiru Rajeendra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cross-platform software development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Delhi, India : Orange Education Pvt Ltd, [2023]

Summary:

Flutter Handbook is the t to becoming a proficient Flutter app developer, catering to all levels, from beginners to experts. This comprehensive guide takes you by the hand, providing step-by-step instructions on every aspect of Flutter app development.Starting from the basics, you'll learn how to install and run Flutter, as well as core concepts such as widgets, state management, and navigation. As you progress, the book delves deep into advanced topics, such as implementing CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functions using Firebase Firestore. Flutter Handbook is more than just a tutorial book. It also provides invaluable tips, tricks, and small tasks at the end of each chapter to reinforce your understanding and equip you with real-world skills. By the end of this journey, you'll have the expertise to release your Flutter app to the Play Store or App Store with confidence.

Contents:

Intro

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

About the Author

Acknowledgement

Preface

Errata

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Flutter

Introduction

Structure

Diving into Flutter

Benefits of using Flutter

Flutter in real world

Flutter architecture

Framework Layer

Engine Layer

Embedder Layer

Up next

Conclusion

Points to Remember

Multiple Choice Questions

Answers

2. Getting Started

Requirements

Getting the development environment ready

Creating your first Flutter app

Understanding folder structure

Running your first Flutter app

Adding assets

3. Widgets WidgetsWidgets!

Understanding Widgets

Basic Widgets

Scaffold

Container

Center

Text

Row

Column

SizedBox

Stack

ElevatedButton

Some more widgets

Icons

Flexible

Expanded

Image

Form

FormField

RichText

Align

ListView

FutureBuilder

StreamBuilder

References

4. Stateful and Stateless Widgets

Introduction to Stateless and Stateful Widgets

StatelessWidget

Key features of StatelessWidget

Benefits of Using StatelessWidget

StatefulWidget

Choosing between Stateless and Stateful Widgets

Using Stateless Widget

Using Stateful Widget

Stateful Widget Lifecycle: initState, didUpdateWidget, and more

Managing State: Using setState() and InheritedWidget

Using setState() for Local State Management

How setState() works

Using InheritedWidget for Global State Management

Task

Questions

5. Navigation and Routing

Introduction to Navigator.

Working of the Navigator

Using Navigator to route

Using Named route

Model Dialogs

Dialog Types Model

Reference

6. Firebase Firestore with Flutter

Introduction to Firebase Firestore

Creating your Firebase project

Adding Firebase to Flutter

CRUD Functions

Using Firebase Firestore

Create

Read

Get all documents

Filtering documents

Ordering documents

Limiting the number of documents

Update

Updating single document

Updating multiple documents

Delete

Delete a single document

Delete multiple documents

Listeners

Listening to the entire collection

Adding filters and limiting results

Listening to the selected document

Listening to a selected collection

7. Futures, Awaits, and Async

Understanding Asynchronous Programming

The need for asynchronous operations in mobile applications

Benefits and challenges of asynchronous programming

Futures

Creating a future

Handling a future

Handling future errors

Handling future errors with .catchError method

Handling future by using FutureBuilder

Await

Async

Using Async

8. Persistence and Data Modeling

Data models

Factory methods

Creating data models with factory methods

Storing data on to the device

Part 1

Part 2

9. Deploying

Changing the app name

Adding an app icon

Adding simple app icon.

Adding an adaptive app icon

Versioning

Introduction to versioning

Importance of versioning

Implementing versioning in a Flutter application

Building and releasing

Building

Android

iOS

References.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Print version: Mahagamage, Lahiru Rajeendra Ultimate Flutter Handbook: Learn Cross-Platform App Development with Visually Stunning UIs and Real-World Projects

ISBN:

9789388590860

9388590864