Scope in Dart

Scope In Dart

The scope is a concept that refers to where values can be accessed or referenced. Dart uses curly braces {} to determine the scope of variables. If you define a variable inside curly braces, you can’t use it outside the curly braces.

Method Scope

If you created variables inside the method, you can use them inside the method block but not outside the method block.

Example

void main() {
  String method = "I am Method. Anyone can't access me.";
  print(method);
}

I am Method. Anyone can't access me.

In this program, method is String type where you can accessed and print method only inside the main function but not outside the main function.

Global Scope

You can define a variable in the global scope to use the variable anywhere in your program.

Example

String global = "I am Global. Anyone can access me.";
void main() {
  print(global);
}

I am Global. Anyone can access me.

In this program, the variable named global is a top-level variable; you can access it anywhere in the program.

Local Scope

You can define a variable in the local scope to use the variable inside curly braces in your program.

Example

void main() {
 int age = 20;
}

void printInfo(){
  print("Age is $age"); // error
}

Undefined name 'age'.

In this program, the variable named age is local; you can access it only inside the curly bracket of main method.