To run or compile Dart apps we need to have the Dart SDK installed. The official documentation is very good and can be used for this step https://dart.dev/get-dart
DartPad
We have an Online editor to run dart programs. we can find it here https://try.dartlang.org/
Setting Up the Local Environment
The SDK can be downloaded from the Dart installation website.
Follow the instructions for your operating system.
After that the Dart SDK should be automatically added to your path.
To test the availability of dart, type dart --version in a terminal.
In Linux
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On Linux Dart is typically installed in /usr/lib/dart/bin.
To add it to your path, simply add
export $PATH:/usr/lib/dart/bin at the end of the .bashrc file in your home directory
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MacOs
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Add /Applications/dart/dart-sdk/bin at the end of /etc/paths
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Windows
in windows after installtion set the PATH environment variable to
Verifying the Installation
To verify if Dart has been successfully installed, open the command prompt and enter the following command
Supported IDEs
There are multiple IDEs supporting Dart programming
Few are Eclipse, IntelliJ, and WebStorm from Jet brains
Installing WebStorm
The installation file for WebStorm can be downloaded from https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/download/#section=windows-version.
The WebStorm installation file is available for Mac OS, Windows and Linux.
After downloading the installation files, follow the steps given below −
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Install the Dart SDK: Refer to the steps listed above
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Create a new Dart project and configure Dart support
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To create a new Dart project,
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If there is no value specified for the Dart SDK path, then provide the SDK path. For example, the SDK path may be <dart installation directory>/dart/dartsdk.
Add a Dart File to the Project
To add a Dart file to the Project −
- Right-click on the Project
- New → Dart File
- Enter the name of the Dart Script
