How to properly serialize/deserialize a map in dart/flutter?

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Can you please show how to serialize/desierialize a map<> to/from json in dart? For example, here's a simple data Class:

class SimpleData {
  int _blah;
  String _str;

  SimpleData([this._blah, this._str]);

  SimpleData.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
    _blah = json['b'];
    _str = json['s'];
  }

  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
    'b' : _blah,
    's' : _str,
  };
}

Here's the SimpleData class used in a map:

class MapTest {
  Map<int, SimpleData> _mapHell = Map<int, SimpleData>();

  MapTest() {
    _mapHell[1] = SimpleData(42, "Astfgl");
    _mapHell[666] = SimpleData(1234, "Vassenego");
  }

  MapTest.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
    _mapHell = jsonDecode(json['coworkers']);
  }

  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
    'coworkers' : jsonEncode(_mapHell),
  };
}

Now, when calling MapTest.toJson(), the following error is thrown:

Converting object to an encodable object failed: _LinkedHashMap len:2

Do you have any ideas whats wrong with the toJson()/fromJson() methods? Thank you.

dart flutter json
1 Answers

The encoding/decoding is correct, only that JSON only allows strings as the key. Change _mapHell to Map<String, SimpleData> will work fine.

class MapTest {
  final _mapHell = Map<String, SimpleData>(); // Change the Map type

  MapTest() {
    _mapHell['1'] = SimpleData(42, "Astfgl"); // Use int, ie: '1'
    _mapHell['666'] = SimpleData(1234, "Vassenego");
  }

  MapTest.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
    _mapHell = jsonDecode(json['coworkers']);
  }

  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
    'coworkers' : jsonEncode(_mapHell),
  };
}
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