Dart Multiple Constructors
You can only have one unnamed constructor, but you can have any number of additional named constructors
class Player {
Player(String name, int color) {
this._color = color;
this._name = name;
}
Player.fromPlayer(Player another) {
this._color = another.getColor();
this._name = another.getName();
}
}
new Player.fromPlayer(playerOne);
This constructor can be simplified
Player(String name, int color) {
this._color = color;
this._name = name;
}
to
Player(this._name, this._color);
Named constructors can also be private by starting the name with _
class Player {
Player._(this._name, this._color);
Player._foo();
}
Constructors with final
fields initializer list are necessary:
class Player {
final String name;
final String color;
Player(this.name, this.color);
Player.fromPlayer(Player another) :
color = another.color,
name = another.name;
}
If your class uses final parameters the accepted answer will not work. This does:
class Player {
final String name;
final String color;
Player(this.name, this.color);
Player.fromPlayer(Player another) :
color = another.color,
name = another.name;
}
If you already used a constructor with params in the project and now you figured out that you need some no params default constructor you can add an empty constructor.
class User{
String name;
User({this.name}); //This you already had before
User.empty(); //Add this later
}
Try the below code on DartPad
class MyClass {
//These two are private attributes
int _age;
String _name;
//This is a public attribute
String defaultName = "My Default Name!";
//Default constructor
MyClass() {
_age = 0;
_name = "Anonymous";
}
MyClass.copyContructor(MyClass fromMyClass) {
this._age = fromMyClass._age;
this._name = fromMyClass._name;
}
MyClass.overloadedContructor(String name, int age) {
this._age = age;
this._name = name;
}
MyClass.overloadedContructorNamedArguemnts({String name, int age}) {
this._age = age;
this._name = name;
}
//Overriding the toString() method
String toString() {
String retVal = "Name:: " + _name + " | " + "Age:: " + _age.toString();
return retVal;
}
}
//The execution starts from here..
void main() {
MyClass myClass1 = new MyClass();
//Cannot access oprivate attributes
//print(myClass1.name);
//print(myClass1.age);
//Can access the public attribute
print("Default Name:: " + myClass1.defaultName);
print(myClass1.toString());
MyClass myClass2 = new MyClass.copyContructor(myClass1);
print(myClass2.toString());
MyClass myClass3 = new MyClass.overloadedContructor("Amit", 42);
print(myClass3.toString());
MyClass myClass4 =
new MyClass.overloadedContructorNamedArguemnts(age: 42, name: "Amit");
print(myClass4.toString());
}
You can use factory constructors
factory Player.fromPlayer(Player another) => Player(another.name, another.color);