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What are named, positional, and required parameters in Dart?
TL;DR: Positional parameters are passed by position; named parameters are passed by name (in braces); required keyword makes named parameters mandatory; optional positional params use [] with defaults.
Full Answer
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Flutter widget constructors use named parameters extensively because widgets can have many properties. Required named parameters give you compile-time safety — you must provide them.
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[INFO] Hello [ERR] Error! Bob, 0 Alice, 25
Interview Tip
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Flutter's const constructor pattern always uses named parameters with required. This allows the compiler to verify all required data is passed at compile time, not runtime.
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