Null class Null safety

The reserved word null denotes an object that is the sole instance of this class.

The Null class is the only class which does not implement Object. It is a compile-time error for a class to attempt to extend or implement Null.

The language contains a number of specialized operators for working with null value. Examples:

e1!       // Throws if e1 is null.
e2 ?? e3  // Same as e2, unless e2 is null, then use value of e3
x ??= e4  // Same as x unless x is null, then same as `x = e4`.
e5?.foo() // call `foo` on e5, unless e5 is null.
[...? e6] // spreads e6 into the list literal, unless e6 is null.

Properties

hashCode int
The hash code for this object. [...]
read-only, override
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
read-only, inherited

Methods

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a non-existent method or property is accessed. [...]
inherited
toString() String
Returns the string "null".
override

Operators

operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator. [...]
inherited