Creating new flutter app from vs code

Here's a step-by-step guide to creating a new Flutter app from VS Code:

Prerequisites:

  1. Install VS Code from the official website: https://code.visualstudio.com/
  2. Install the Flutter extension for VS Code from the Extensions marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=djc-flutter.flutter
  3. Install the Dart extension for VS Code from the Extensions marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=djc-dart.dart
  4. Install the Flutter SDK from the official website: https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install
  5. Set up your Flutter environment by running flutter doctor in your terminal and following the instructions.

Creating a new Flutter app:

  1. Open VS Code and create a new folder for your project by clicking on "File" > "New Folder" or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + N (macOS).
  2. Name your folder (e.g., "my_flutter_app").
  3. Open the terminal in VS Code by clicking on "View" > "Terminal" or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + (macOS).
  4. Navigate to your new folder by running the command cd my_flutter_app (replace "my_flutter_app" with your actual folder name).
  5. Run the command flutter create. to create a new Flutter project. This will create a basic Flutter project structure with the necessary files and folders.
  6. VS Code will automatically detect the Flutter project and open it in the editor.

Configuring your Flutter project:

  1. Open the pubspec.yaml file and update the name and description fields to your liking.
  2. Update the flutter section to point to your Flutter SDK installation. For example:
    flutter:
sdk: flutter
  3. Run the command flutter pub get to fetch the dependencies specified in your pubspec.yaml file.
  4. Run the command flutter run to start the Flutter app on an emulator or physical device.

That's it! You now have a new Flutter app created from VS Code. You can start building your app by modifying the code in the lib folder and running the app using the flutter run command.