I have seen an example in flutter where you can navigate routes without having access to a BuildContext. <pre class="prettyprint"><code>final GlobalKey<NavigatorState> _navKey = new GlobalKey<NavigatorState>(); navigatorKey.currentState.pushNamed('/'); </code></pre> Are there any drawbacks to doing all of my apps navigation with this method?

No. There is no downside. The performance concern is negligible in regards to screen switches.

Is there a down side to using GlobalKey<NavigatorState> to do all my route navigation?

I have seen an example in flutter where you can navigate routes without having access to a BuildContext.

final GlobalKey<NavigatorState> _navKey = new GlobalKey<NavigatorState>();

navigatorKey.currentState.pushNamed('/');

Are there any drawbacks to doing all of my apps navigation with this method?

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asked Nov 07 '22 06:11

No. There is no downside.

The performance concern is negligible in regards to screen switches.

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answered Dec 05 '22 19:12

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