length property Null safety

int length

The number of objects in this list.

The valid indices for a list are 0 through length - 1.

final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
print(numbers.length); // 3

Implementation

int get length;

@Deprecated('NodeList cannot be resized') @override void length=(int newLength)

Setting the length changes the number of elements in the list.

The list must be growable. If newLength is greater than current length, new entries are initialized to null, so newLength must not be greater than the current length if the element type E is non-nullable.

final maybeNumbers = <int?>[1, null, 3];
maybeNumbers.length = 5;
print(maybeNumbers); // [1, null, 3, null, null]
maybeNumbers.length = 2;
print(maybeNumbers); // [1, null]

final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
numbers.length = 1;
print(numbers); // [1]
numbers.length = 5; // Throws, cannot add `null`s.

Implementation

@Deprecated('NodeList cannot be resized')
@override
set length(int newLength);