The InheritedWidget
Many are not using it right.
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Here, copy this gist, inherited_state_mixin.dart, and you’ll have a mixin that provides you with a properly implemented InheritedWidget to be used with any State class. I’m seeing developers are not implementing their InheritedWidgets quite right and thus not utilizing them to their fullest. This mixin will make that a distant memory.
I had first introduced this ‘ready-made InheritedWidget’ approach in a previous free article (see below), but it involved my own Flutter framework — you’d have to use my framework to use these ‘built-in’ InheritedWidgets. Further, it was originally implemented in an abstract class, but I’ve since improved the approach using a mixin — making it more versatile by that fact. Now you’ve your own mixin!
In this article, an example app will be used to demonstrate this mixin.
If you’re interested, I have another article, Decode InheritedWidget, offering an in-depth review of the InheritedWidget.
I Like Screenshots. Tap Caption For Gists.
As always, I prefer using screenshots in my articles over gists to show concepts rather than just show code. I find them easier to work with frankly. However, you can click or tap on their captions to see the code in a gist or in Github. Tap or click on the screenshots themselves to zoom in on them for a closer look. With that, you’ll find it best to read this article about mobile development on your computer than on your phone.
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Let’s begin.
