how to decode Json to DateTime format in flutter?

Question

im trying to store my List data in a disk storage using shared preferences, however idk how to convert the json back to DateTime format when trying to fetch data again from memory when i rebuild/restart the app.

here's my code:

  String id;
  String title;
  double amount;
  DateTime date;

  Transaction({
    @required this.id,
    @required this.title,
    @required this.amount,
    @required this.date,
  });

  Transaction.fromMap(Map map)
      : this.id = map['id'],
        this.title = map['title'],
        this.date = map['date'],
        this.amount = map['amount'];

  Map toMap() {
    return {
      'id': this.id,
      'title': this.title,
      'date': this.date.toIso8601String(),
      'amount': this.amount,
    };
  }
}

---

heres where im using sharedPreferences

@override
  void initState() {
    initSharedPreferences();
    super.initState();
  }

  initSharedPreferences() async {
    sharedPreferences = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
    loadData();
  }


  void saveData() {
    setState(() {
      List<String> spList =
          transactions.map((item) => json.encode(item.toMap())).toList();
      var list = sharedPreferences.setStringList('list', spList);
      print(list);
    });
  }

  void loadData() {
    List<String> spList = sharedPreferences.getStringList('list');
    transactions =
        spList.map((item) => Transaction.fromMap(json.decode(item))).toList();
    setState(() {});
    print(transactions);
  }

Solution

In Transaction.fromMap constructor

replace

this.date = map['date'],

with

this.date = DateTime.parse(map['date']),