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collection

Collections and utilities functions and classes related to collections.

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Overview

The collection package provides essential utilities and enhanced collection classes for Dart, extending the functionality of standard lists, maps, and sets. It includes immutable collections, efficient sorting, comparison methods, and helper functions for common operations like grouping, zipping, and merging. Designed to improve code clarity and performance, it is particularly useful in data manipulation tasks across Flutter and Dart applications. The package is maintained by the Dart team and integrates seamlessly with existing Dart code.

Use cases
  • Data transformation and aggregation
  • Immutable data handling
  • Efficient list and map operations
  • Sorting and comparing collections
  • Working with nested or complex data structures
Key features
  • Immutable collection types
  • Advanced sorting and comparison utilities
  • Grouping and zipping helpers
  • Extensible collection interfaces
  • Built-in equality and hashing
Suitable for
  • Developers needing robust collection logic
  • Flutter apps with heavy data processing
  • Teams prioritizing functional programming patterns
  • Projects requiring type safety in collections
  • Cross-platform Dart applications
Considerations
  • Requires understanding of Dart's collection APIs
  • May introduce overhead if overused
  • Not needed for basic list/map operations
  • Best used with other Dart language features
  • Limited to core collection enhancements
Supported platformsAndroidiOSWebmacOSWindowsLinux

Install package

flutter pub add collection

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