What’s the proper way to handle null values in Flutter/Dart when parsing API responses into model classes so that I can avoid this error?
In Dart, you can receive nullable values by adding ?
to the end of the variable such as:
String?
, int?
, File?
If the API returns null, Flutter should either accept it as null or use a fallback value instead of throwing this runtime error.
Receive it as null
String? nullableString = map['name'];
Replace null with a fallback value
String nullableString = map['name'] ?? "Fallback Value";