Explain the different types of Streams?

Explain the different types of Streams?

In Flutter, there are three main types of streams: single-subscription streams, broadcast streams, and async streams.

  1. Single-subscription streams: Single-subscription streams are streams that can only be listened to by one subscriber at a time. Once a listener has been added to a single-subscription stream, no other listeners can subscribe to that stream until the original listener has been canceled or the stream has completed.

Example: The http.get() method returns a single-subscription stream that emits a response once, and then closes the stream. You can listen to this stream by calling the asStream() method on the Future object returned by http.get().

  1. Broadcast streams: Broadcast streams are streams that can be listened to by multiple subscribers at the same time. When a broadcast stream emits a value, that value is sent to all subscribers.

Example: The StreamController class can be used to create a broadcast stream. You can add listeners to a broadcast stream by calling its listen() method, and you can add values to the stream by calling its add() method.

  1. Async streams: Async streams are streams that are generated asynchronously, typically using an async generator function. They allow you to create a stream that emits values over time, without blocking the UI thread.

 

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