json - type 'List<dynamic>' is not a subtype of type 'List<int>' where

Question

I am new to Flutter, I try to run one GitHub project but got an error like type List dynamic is not a subtype of type List int where. Github Link

Error Line

List<int> genreIds;

MediaItem._internalFromJson(Map jsonMap, {MediaType type: MediaType.movie})
      :
        type = type,
        id = jsonMap["id"].toInt(),
        voteAverage = jsonMap["vote_average"].toDouble(),
        title = jsonMap[(type == MediaType.movie ? "title" : "name")],
        posterPath = jsonMap["poster_path"] ?? "",
        backdropPath = jsonMap["backdrop_path"] ?? "",
        overview = jsonMap["overview"],
        releaseDate = jsonMap[(type == MediaType.movie
            ? "release_date"
            : "first_air_date")],

        genreIds = jsonMap["genre_ids"];//in this line


}

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Any help will be appreciated, thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Change

genreIds = jsonMap["genre_ids"];

to

genreIds = jsonMap["genre_ids"].cast<int>();

types in JSON maps or lists don't have concrete generic types. genreIds requires a List<int> not a List (or List<dynamic>), therefore you need to bring the value to its required type before you can assign it.

If you haven't seen this error earlier for the same code, then it's probably because you upgraded to a Dart version where --preview-dart-2 became the default (it was opt-in previously)