pdf.save() Not working for PDF creation help!

potato gaming

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Apr 12, 2021, 3:42:47 AM4/12/21

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i am reproducing a code from a pdf tutorial, which i have copied the exact codes. but i cant make it work. there is only one line that is not working. pls help! thank you!

CODE HERE

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import 'dart:io';

import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';

import 'package:pdf/pdf.dart';

import 'package:pdf/widgets.dart' as pw;

import 'package:ppmobile/installers/pdf/pdfViewer.dart';

class MyAppforPDf extends StatelessWidget {

@override

Widget build(BuildContext context) {

return MaterialApp(

title: '',

theme: ThemeData(

primarySwatch: Colors.blue,

),

home: PdfTest(),

);

}

class PdfTest extends StatelessWidget {

final pdf = pw.Document();

writeOnPdf() {

pdf.addPage(

pw.MultiPage(

pageFormat: PdfPageFormat.a4,

margin: pw.EdgeInsets.all(32),

build: (pw.Context context) {

return <pw.Widget>[

pw.Header(

level: 0,

child: pw.Text("1st header"),

),

pw.Paragraph(text: "TEST PDF"),

pw.Header(level: 1, child: pw.Text("2nd ehader")),

pw.Paragraph(text: "TEST PDF"),

];

},

),

);

}

Future savePdf() async {

Directory documentDirectory = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();

String documentPath = documentDirectory.path;

File file = File("$documentPath/example.pdf");

file.writeAsBytesSync(pdf.save());

}

Widget build(BuildContext context) {

return Scaffold(

appBar: AppBar(),

body: Container(

width: double.infinity,

height: double.infinity,

child: Column(

mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,

children: <Widget>[

Text(

"PDF TUTORIAL",

style: TextStyle(fontSize: 34),

)

],

),

floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(

onPressed: () async {

writeOnPdf();

await savePdf();

Directory documentDirectory =

await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();

String documentPath = documentDirectory.path;

String fullPath = "$documentPath/example.pdf";

Navigator.push(

context,

MaterialPageRoute(

builder: (context) => PDFScreen(

pathPDF: fullPath,

),

);

},

child: Icon(Icons.save),

),

);

}

Suzuki Tomohiro

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Apr 12, 2021, 7:35:40 AM4/12/21

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potato gaming

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Apr 12, 2021, 8:50:54 PM4/12/21

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oh my. so thats what is missing. Thank you guys so much!

potato gaming

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Apr 13, 2021, 3:40:17 AM4/13/21

to Suzuki Tomohiro, Flutter Development (flutter-dev)

hello all, any idea on how to add image on pdf? im customizing my own pdf file. by using this tutorial. thank you!

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