From the style guide for the flutter repo:
DO specify type annotations.
Avoid var
when specifying that a type is unknown and short-hands that elide
type annotations. Use dynamic
if you are being explicit that the type is
unknown. Use Object
if you are being explicit that you want an object that
implements ==
and hashCode
.
BAD:
var foo = 10;
final bar = Bar();
const quux = 20;
GOOD:
int foo = 10;
final Bar bar = Bar();
String baz = 'hello';
const int quux = 20;
NOTE: Using the the @optionalTypeArgs
annotation in the meta
package, API
authors can special-case type variables whose type needs to by dynamic but whose
declaration should be treated as optional. For example, suppose you have a
Key
object whose type parameter you'd like to treat as optional. Using the
@optionalTypeArgs
would look like this:
import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
@optionalTypeArgs
class Key<T> {
...
}
main() {
Key s = Key(); // OK!
}