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Type 'String' is not a subtype of type 'Widget' in FLUTTER


This error comes when i tried to wrap the json object in Text widget,the code is as follows

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import '../drawer.dart';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'dart:convert';

class Homepage extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _HomepageState createState() => _HomepageState();
}

class _HomepageState extends State<Homepage> {
  var url = "http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/photos";
  var data;
  // Used to initialize something before starting of the screen
  @override
  void initState() {
    // TODO: implement initState
    super.initState();
    fetchdata();
  }

  
  fetchdata() async {
    var res = await http.get(url);
    // print(res.body);

    // json parsing
    data = jsonDecode(res.body);
    print(data);

    //To tell the UI that we got the data
    setState(() {});
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    //Scaffold has prebuild some widget themes
    return Scaffold(
      backgroundColor: Colors.green[100],
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text("My App"),
      ),

      // Container is similiar to <Div>
      body: data != null
          
          ? ListView.builder(itemBuilder: (context, index) {
              return ListTile(
                title: Text(data[index]["title"]),
              );
            })

As you can see ,I'm getting a HTTP response and converting it in to a json object and trying to display the title object in Listview on demand.Even though I wrapped inside the Text widget it show error as,

type 'String' is not a subtype of type 'Widget'

Please fix this error,THanks in advance~.Im new to flutter


Solution

  • You can copy paste run full code below
    In check data != null and return CircularProgressIndicator() when data is null
    code snippet

    body: data != null
                ? ListView.builder(itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                    return ListTile(
                      title: Text(data[index]["title"]),
                    );
                  })
                : Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()))
    

    working demo

    enter image description here full code

    import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
    import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
    import 'dart:convert';
    
    class Homepage extends StatefulWidget {
      @override
      _HomepageState createState() => _HomepageState();
    }
    
    class _HomepageState extends State<Homepage> {
      var url = "http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/photos";
      var data;
      // Used to initialize something before starting of the screen
      @override
      void initState() {
        // TODO: implement initState
        super.initState();
        fetchdata();
      }
    
      fetchdata() async {
        var res = await http.get(url);
        // print(res.body);
    
        // json parsing
        data = jsonDecode(res.body);
        print(data);
    
        //To tell the UI that we got the data
        setState(() {});
      }
    
      @override
      Widget build(BuildContext context) {
        //Scaffold has prebuild some widget themes
        return Scaffold(
            backgroundColor: Colors.green[100],
            appBar: AppBar(
              title: Text("My App"),
            ),
            body: data != null
                ? ListView.builder(itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                    return ListTile(
                      title: Text(data[index]["title"]),
                    );
                  })
                : Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()));
      }
    }
    
    void main() {
      runApp(MyApp());
    }
    
    class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
      @override
      Widget build(BuildContext context) {
        return MaterialApp(
          title: 'Flutter Demo',
          theme: ThemeData(
            primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
            visualDensity: VisualDensity.adaptivePlatformDensity,
          ),
          home: Homepage(),
        );
      }
    }