Error: The method 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType' isn't defined for the class 'BuildContext'

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Today when I compile my flutter project, it shows this error:

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../../../.pub-cache/hosted/pub.flutter-io.cn/fish_redux-0.3.4/lib/src/redux_component/page.dart:208:17: Error: The method 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType' isn't defined for the class 'BuildContext'.
 - 'BuildContext' is from 'package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart' ('../../../apps/flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType'.
        context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(PageProvider);
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
../../../.pub-cache/hosted/pub.flutter-io.cn/pull_to_refresh-1.6.3/lib/src/smart_refresher.dart:273:21: Error: The method 'ancestorWidgetOfExactType' isn't defined for the class 'BuildContext'.
 - 'BuildContext' is from 'package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart' ('../../../apps/flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'ancestorWidgetOfExactType'.
    return context?.ancestorWidgetOfExactType(SmartRefresher);
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
../../../.pub-cache/hosted/pub.flutter-io.cn/pull_to_refresh-1.6.3/lib/src/smart_refresher.dart:277:21: Error: The method 'ancestorStateOfType' isn't defined for the class 'BuildContext'.
 - 'BuildContext' is from 'package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart' ('../../../apps/flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'ancestorStateOfType'.
    return context?.ancestorStateOfType(TypeMatcher<SmartRefresherState>());
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
../../../.pub-cache/hosted/pub.flutter-io.cn/pull_to_refresh-1.6.3/lib/src/smart_refresher.dart:1003:20: Error: The method 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType' isn't defined for the class 'BuildContext'.
 - 'BuildContext' is from 'package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart' ('../../../apps/flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType'.
    return context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(RefreshConfiguration);
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
../../../.pub-cache/hosted/pub.flutter-io.cn/chewie-0.9.10/lib/src/chewie_player.dart:276:17: Error: The method 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType' isn't defined for the class 'BuildContext'.
 - 'BuildContext' is from 'package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart' ('../../../apps/flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType'.
        context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(_ChewieControllerProvider)
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
../../../.pub-cache/hosted/pub.flutter-io.cn/chewie_audio-1.0.0+1/lib/src/chewie_player.dart:101:17: Error: The method 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType' isn't defined for the class 'BuildContext'.
 - 'BuildContext' is from 'package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart' ('../../../apps/flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'inheritFromWidgetOfExactType'.
        context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(_ChewieAudioControllerProvider)
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I am using flutter master channel, this is the flutter doctor:

[✓] Flutter (Channel master, 1.26.0-2.0.pre.366, on Mac OS X 10.15.7 19H114 darwin-x64, locale en-CN)
    • Flutter version 1.26.0-2.0.pre.366 at /Users/dolphin/apps/flutter
    • Framework revision b7f6d9bcb2 (24 hours ago), 2021-01-15 07:44:03 -0500
    • Engine revision 69a7538a90
    • Dart version 2.12.0 (build 2.12.0-227.0.dev)
    • Pub download mirror https://pub.flutter-io.cn
    • Flutter download mirror https://storage.flutter-io.cn

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    • Android SDK at /Users/dolphin/Library/Android/sdk
    • Platform android-30, build-tools 30.0.2
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    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3-6915495)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS
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    • Xcode 12.3, Build version 12C33
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[✓] Android Studio (version 4.1)
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    ! Error: xiaoqiang 的 iPhone is not connected. Xcode will continue when xiaoqiang 的 iPhone is connected. (code
      -13)

• No issues found!
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after upgrade to flutter 2.0.1, shows this error again:

~/Documents/GitHub/cruise-open on  feature/channel! ⌚ 15:01:43
$ ~/apps/flutter/bin/flutter doctor
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 2.0.1, on Mac OS X 10.15.7 19H114 darwin-x64, locale en-CN)
[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.3)
[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Android Studio (version 4.1)
[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2020.3.2)
[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (version 2019.2.2)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.53.2)
[✓] Connected device (3 available)
    ! Error: xiaoqiang 的 iPhone is not connected. Xcode will continue when xiaoqiang 的 iPhone is connected. (code
      -13)

• No issues found!
(base)

Answer 1

This error is caused by inheritFromWidgetOfExactType method.

This method is deprecated . Use dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType instead.

Your project simply contains it

First solution :

Go back to version 1.26.0-8.0 manually or use this command :

flutter downgrade

Second solution:

Switch to the beta channel

flutter channel beta

If you don't have beta channel yet , you need to add flutter upgrade

Third solution:

Update your project

Find inheritFromWidgetOfExactType method in your code and adapt it with dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType.

Example of a replacement:

Before : with InheritFromWidgetOfExactType

static Name of(BuildContext context) {
  return context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(Name);  //before
}

Now with dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType (Recommanded)

static Name of(BuildContext context) {
  return context.dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType<Name>();  //after
}

Now instead of taking a Type as argument, The method is generic .
Brief <...>() instead of (...)

The error may also be caused by a package you have imported :

Solution: Check if this package has a new update

In fact, this method has been depreciated since version 1.12.1 of flutter . But until then, its use was possible but not recommended. Since version 1.26.0-12.0.pre it is no longer used, which explains the errors.

Answer 2

Upd!

With Flutter 2 release downgrading SDK is not the best workaround in longer term. The right thing to do is going through dependencies and updating them, you can use flutter pub outdated terminal command to highlight available updates - then change pubspec.yaml with newer versions and try running your app. It might happen that some dependencies won't have the updates or fixes for the breaking changes in Flutter SDK. In this case you'll be locked into using older Flutter (until the dependency is updated or you replace it with some other package).

Orig

Run flutter downgrade

Received same error right after upgrading. Switching from Flutter 1.26.0-12.0.pre • channel dev to the previous verion (1.26.0-8.0.pre) made the build work again

This is a quickfix in case you are not in a mood to go through dependencies in pubspec.yaml updating them to newer ones (hoping there're updates to null-safety) but just want to carry on from the place you left. Eventualy you'll have to go through all your packages/plugins and update/replace them with nullsafe versions.

Answer 3

For me was because I was using an old version of my dependencies. Check pub.dev to see if has a new version of your packages!

Answer 4

If you need run providerin flutter 1.26 you should run: flutter downgrade.

If you need run provider in flutter 2.0.0 + you should change:

pubspec.yaml

provider: ^ 2.0.1 to ^5.0.0

main.dart

Change builder for create

return MultiProvider( providers: [ ChangeNotifierProvider(create: (context) => YourProvider()), ],