Class Variables & Methods
Explore the use of class variables and methods in Dart, including how to declare and access static members. Understand the difference between static and top-level declarations, and learn best practices for organizing utility code in Dart applications.
Introduction
The variables and methods of a class are shared across all instances of the class. They are not called on any specific object instance of the class.
In the Dart language, there are two ways to implement such variables and methods.
- Using the
statickeyword - Without the
statickeyword
The class-level variable(s) is useful to declare constants and implement a class-wide state. Generally, utility classes use class variables and methods to provide quick and easy access to methods and constants.
With the static keyword
The static keyword is used to declare class level variables and methods.
The class methods can be called from other classes using the class names they are defined in.
Let’s take an example of a string utility ...