invalid_ field_ type_ in_ struct
Fields in struct classes can't have the type '{0}'. They can only be declared as 'int', 'double', 'Array', 'Pointer', or subtype of 'Struct' or 'Union'.
Description
#
The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a field in a subclass of
Struct
has a type other than
int
,
double
,
Array
,
Pointer
, or
subtype of
Struct
or
Union
.
For more information about FFI, see C interop using dart:ffi.
Example
#
The following code produces this diagnostic because the field
str
has
the type
String
, which isn't one of the allowed types for fields in a
subclass of
Struct
:
import 'dart:ffi';
final class C extends Struct {
external String s;
@Int32()
external int i;
}
Common fixes
#Use one of the allowed types for the field:
import 'dart:ffi';
import 'package:ffi/ffi.dart';
final class C extends Struct {
external Pointer<Utf8> s;
@Int32()
external int i;
}
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