I have issues with the path on the getApplicationDocumentsDirectory() function
In final Future<Directory> directory = getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
getApplicationDocumentsDirectory()
is any async function which means it will return the directory asynchronously , So then when you are trying to read directory.path;
, directory
is not initialized yet, its null.
Instead returning a future directory wait till it is initialized,
final Directory directory = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
Ricardo Chavarria
Updated on December 15, 2022Comments
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Ricardo Chavarria over 1 year
I get an error message over the path provider that says error: The getter 'path' isn't defined for the class 'Future'.
I am trying to generate a PDF file following the https://pub.dev/packages/pdf#-example-tab- and this example https://github.com/javico2609/flutter-challenges/blob/master/lib/pages/code_examples/pdf_and_csv/pdf.dart
But as I go on I get the error that path isn't defined on the Future. But as I see on the web I am doing it right. Here is the code:
final String dir = (getApplicationDocumentsDirectory()).path; final String path = '$dir/receta.pdf'; final File file = File(path); file.writeAsBytesSync(newpdf.save());
As I said. I can't run the app because I get the message error: The getter 'path' isn't defined for the class 'Future'.
Also tried to write
final Future<Directory> directory = getApplicationDocumentsDirectory(); final String dir = directory.path; final String path = '$dir/receta.pdf'; final File file = File(path); file.writeAsBytesSync(newpdf.save());
But it doesn't work, path on the variable dir shows the error