Decode StreamBuilder

An in-depth look at Flutter’s StreamBuilder Widget

Part of the Decode Flutter Series

So what is the StreamBuilder Widget?

It’s a means to respond to an asynchronous procession of data. A StreamBuilder Widget is a StatefulWidget, and so is able to keep a ‘running summary’ and or record and note the ‘latest data item’ from a stream of data. In most cases, the StreamBuilder takes in the latest ‘data event’ (the latest encountered of a…