I want to create a more specialized list in dart. I can't directly extend List. What are my options?
There is a ListBase class in dart:collection. If you extend this class, you only need to implement:
get length
set length
[]=
[]
Here is an example:
import 'dart:collection';
class FancyList<E> extends ListBase<E> {
List innerList = new List();
int get length => innerList.length;
void set length(int length) {
innerList.length = length;
}
void operator[]=(int index, E value) {
innerList[index] = value;
}
E operator [](int index) => innerList[index];
// Though not strictly necessary, for performance reasons
// you should implement add and addAll.
void add(E value) => innerList.add(value);
void addAll(Iterable<E> all) => innerList.addAll(all);
}
void main() {
var list = new FancyList();
list.addAll([1,2,3]);
print(list.length);
}