key property Null safety

Object key

Returns an object which can be used with == to determine if this ImageStream shares the same listeners list as another ImageStream.

This can be used to avoid un-registering and re-registering listeners after calling ImageProvider.resolve on a new, but possibly equivalent, ImageProvider.

The key may change once in the lifetime of the object. When it changes, it will go from being different than other ImageStream's keys to potentially being the same as others'. No notification is sent when this happens.

Implementation

Object get key => _completer ?? this;