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The predefined dispose function is not available in android studio

i am creating a connection between my flutter application and firebase but when the time came to use the dispose function it is not defined

i've added the package as a library to the flutter and dart

dart pub add dispose

flutter pub add dispose

then i import the package in my class using :

import 'package:dispose/dispose.dart';

but nothing happedned also and the functon still undefined the packages that i've added

Solution

  • The dispose() method is only available in Stateful widgets, convert your widget into a Stateful widget and it should let you use it as normal. This is always required if you use Controllers or Listeners to properly dispose them.