How to add a new pair to Map in Dart?

Question

I caught the following errors when adding a new pair to a Map.

• Variables must be declared using the keywords const, final, var, or a type name
• Expected to find;
• the name someMap is already defined

I executed the following code.

Map<String, int> someMap = {
  "a": 1,
  "b": 2,
};

someMap["c"] = 3;

How should I add a new pair to the Map?

I'd also like to know how to use Map.update.

Answer 1

To declare your map in Flutter you probably want final:

final Map<String, int> someMap = {
  "a": 1,
  "b": 2,
};

Then, your update should work:

someMap["c"] = 3;

Finally, the update function has two parameters you need to pass, the first is the key, and the second is a function that itself is given one parameter (the existing value). Example:

someMap.update("a", (value) => value + 100);

If you print the map after all of this you would get:

{a: 101, b: 2, c: 3}