Create a Flutter application in Android Studio

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Flutter applications can be created with different code editors. The best way to do this is through Android Studio. The step-by-step process of starting application creation in Flutter is as follows:

• Step 1: Open Android Studio
• Step 2: Create a Flutter Project. To do this, click File -> New -> New Flutter Project
• Step 3: Select an application. To do this, select Flutter Application in the left pane and then click Next.
• Step 4: Configure the application with the following details and then click Next.
  1. Project name: Flutter_first
  2. Flutter SDK Path: <path_to_flutter_sdk> (for example, d:\fluttersdk\flutter)
  3. Project Location: <path_to_project_folder> (for example, D:\flutterexample\flutterfirst)
  4. Description: The Flutter application
  
  
• Step 5: Complete the project creation.
  Enter the company domain as flutter.demo.com and click Finish.
  
  
• Step 6: Finish.
  
  

Auto-generated components in Flutter

Whenever the Flutter application is created, a few files and folders will be generated automatically.

In the Flutter project, the following folders are important:

• Android: This folder contains Android-specific files. For example, a manifest file, a gradle file, and so on.
• IOS: The folder contains IOS-specific files. for instance, profiles, icons, and so on.
• Lib: It contains all the project files. For example, Assets, Components, and so on.
• lib/main.dart: Contains the main file at the start of the app and usually has sample code by default.
• packages: Contains information regarding packages that are being used in projects.
• .iml: This file is metadata for IntelliJ IDE to know how to structure the project and how each folder will be used.
• pubspec.yaml: This file contains all dependencies. Execute Flutter to get the package name to get all the required packages.
• pubspec.lock: Lock file lets the user test the package against the latest compatible versions of its dependencies.
• README.MD: The README is a basic guide that provides developers with a complete illustration of the GitHub project.