Dart, like any programming language, has a set of keywords that serve as reserved words with special meanings in the language. Here are some of the Dart keywords:
abstract
: Used to declare an abstract class or to indicate that a method does not have a body and must be implemented in a subclass.as
: Used in import statements to specify a prefix for a library.assert
: Used to throw an exception if a given Boolean expression is false. It's often used for debugging purposes.async
: Used to declare an asynchronous function. Functions marked withasync
can use theawait
keyword to pause execution until a Future is complete.await
: Used within anasync
function to pause execution until the awaited Future completes.break
: Used to exit a loop prematurely.case
: Used in a switch statement to define different cases.catch
: Used to catch exceptions in a try-catch block.class
: Used to declare a class.const
: Used to define a compile-time constant.continue
: Used to skip the rest of a loop's body and move to the next iteration.covariant
: Used in method parameters to allow a subclass to override a method with a parameter type different from the one in the superclass.default
: Used in a switch statement to provide a default case.deferred
: Used in import statements to load a library lazily.do
: Used to start a do-while loop.dynamic
: Represents a dynamic type. Variables of typedynamic
can hold values of any type.else
: Used in an if-else statement.enum
: Used to declare an enumeration, a special kind of class representing a fixed number of constant values.export
: Used to export symbols from one Dart library to another.extends
: Used in a class declaration to indicate the class being extended.extension
: Used to declare an extension, allowing you to add new functionality to existing types.external
: Indicates that a member is implemented in external code, such as JavaScript.factory
: Used in a class to indicate that a constructor returns an instance of the class.false
: Boolean literal representing the false value.final
: Used to declare a variable that cannot be reassigned.
These are just some of the keywords in Dart. Understanding and using these keywords correctly is essential for effective Dart programming.