Variables

Most of the programming languages on the marked have the ability to store data in variables. When you want to create variable for your code you need to use the PropertySpec structure to create them. It could be a bit annoying that the structure which allows the creation variables doesn't have the same name. The reason is that the definition from Dart names them Properties. A variable can have a bunch of different keywords which changes some characteristics of the variable.

Creation of a Property:

The way to create a property is not very complex and has the same structure as Functions, Parameters etc. To create a property you only need a reference from the PropertySpecBuilder which can be accessed over the PropertySpec.builder() call. The builder() call needs two parameters, a name for the variable and a type

val property = PropertySpec.builder("name", String::class)
    .initializer("%C;", "test")
    .build()

Which generates:

String name = 'test';

By default, the PropertySpec produces a null safe variant of a variable, which follows the guidelines from the language. When the context requires a nullable variant use nullable(true) from the builder.

Last modified: 11 March 2024