debugChildrenHaveDuplicateKeys function

bool debugChildrenHaveDuplicateKeys (Widget parent, Iterable<Widget> children)

Asserts if the given child list contains any duplicate non-null keys.

To invoke this function, use the following pattern, typically in the relevant Widget's constructor:

assert(!debugChildrenHaveDuplicateKeys(this, children));

For a version of this function that can be used in contexts where the list of items does not have a particular parent, see debugItemsHaveDuplicateKeys.

Does nothing if asserts are disabled. Always returns true.

Implementation

bool debugChildrenHaveDuplicateKeys(Widget parent, Iterable<Widget> children) {
  assert(() {
    final Key nonUniqueKey = _firstNonUniqueKey(children);
    if (nonUniqueKey != null) {
      throw FlutterError(
        'Duplicate keys found.\n'
        'If multiple keyed nodes exist as children of another node, they must have unique keys.\n'
        '$parent has multiple children with key $nonUniqueKey.'
      );
    }
    return true;
  }());
  return false;
}