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Flutter Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Simone Alessandria
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Book Image

Flutter Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

5 (3)
By: Simone Alessandria

Overview of this book

Are you ready to tap into the immense potential of Flutter? With over 1,000 new mobile apps published every day on the Apple and Google Play stores, Flutter is transforming the landscape of app development. It's time for you to join the revolution. Introducing the second edition of Flutter Cookbook, a step-by-step guide designed exclusively for you. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting your coding journey, this book is your ultimate companion. Dive into the latest features of Flutter 3.10 and unlock the secrets to building professional-grade, cross-platform applications. With our recipe-based approach, we'll not only show you how to implement Flutter's features but also explain why they work. Through practical examples and real-world execution, you'll gain a deeper understanding of Flutter's inner workings. From crafting stunning UI/UX with widgets to leveraging hot reload and restart techniques, we'll equip you with best practices and invaluable knowledge. As you progress, you'll learn to efficiently manage data, add interactivity and animations, and integrate essential Flutter plugins like maps, camera, voice recognition and more. And let's not forget the dedicated chapter on implementing MLkit powered by TensorFlow Lite. We'll guide you through building custom machine learning solutions, expanding the capabilities of your apps. By the time you reach the end of this comprehensive Flutter book, you'll have the skills and confidence to write and deliver fully functional apps.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index

Summary

In this chapter, you have had an introduction to building user interfaces in a Flutter app.

You have seen how to create immutable widgets and use them in your apps.

The chapter covered the use of the Scaffold widget, which provides a basic structure for screens in your apps.

You have also used Containers, powerful widgets that provide several layout-related properties and effects.

You have used the Text widget to print text on the screen, and seen how to customize the font, color, size, and other properties of the text.

You’ve seen how to import fonts and images into a Flutter app: in particular, you added and used Google fonts and displayed an image from the assets directory in your project.

Finally, you have seen how to describe onscreen content using the Semantics widget: this can help to improve the accessibility of your app.

In general, you are now familiar with the basics of creating user interfaces. The skills that you have acquired...