non_ sync_ factory
Factory bodies can't use 'async', 'async*', or 'sync*'.
Description
#
The analyzer produces this diagnostic when the body of a factory
constructor is marked with
async
,
async*
, or
sync*
. All constructors,
including factory constructors, are required to return an instance of the
class in which they're declared, not a
Future
,
Stream
, or
Iterator
.
Example
#
The following code produces this diagnostic because the body of the factory
constructor is marked with
async
:
class C {
factory C() async {
return C._();
}
C._();
}
Common fixes
#If the member must be declared as a factory constructor, then remove the keyword appearing before the body:
class C {
factory C() {
return C._();
}
C._();
}
If the member must return something other than an instance of the enclosing class, then make the member a static method:
class C {
static Future<C> m() async {
return C._();
}
C._();
}
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