Error: Try adding an initializer expression, or add a field initializer in this constructor, or mark it 'late'

Question

void main() {
  Car c1 = new Car('E1001');
}

class Car {
  String engine;
  Car(String engine) {
    this.engine = engine;
    print("The engine is : ${engine}");
  }
}

Solution

In the dart null-safety feature,

1. either make the engine variable nullable by ?,

   class Car {
     String? engine;
     Car(String engine){
        this.engine = engine;
        print("The engine is : ${engine}");
     }
   }
   

2. or add the late keyword to initialise it lazily,

   class Car {
     late String engine;
     Car(String engine){
        this.engine = engine;
        print("The engine is : ${engine}");
     }
   }
   

3. or initialize the variable in the constructor's initialize block.

   class Car {
     String engine;
     Car(String engine) : engine = engine {
        print("The engine is : ${engine}");
     }
   }
   

Comments

[vietstone]

or on more constructor: Car(this.engine);