Send multiple arguments to the compute function in Flutter

Question

I was trying to use the compute function in Flutter.

void _blockPressHandler(int row, int col) async {
//    Called when user clicks any block on the sudoku board . row and col are the corresponding row and col values ;
    setState(() {
      widget.selCol = col;
      }
    });

    bool boardSolvable;
    boardSolvable = await compute(SudokuAlgorithm.isBoardInSudoku , widget.board , widget.size) ;

  }

isBoardInSudoku is a static method of class SudokuAlgorithm. Its present in another file. Writing the above code , tells me that

error: The argument type '(List<List<int>>, int) → bool' can't be assigned to the parameter type '(List<List<int>>) → bool'. (argument_type_not_assignable at [just_sudoku] lib/sudoku/SudokuPage.dart:161)

How do i fix this? Can it be done without bringing the SudokuAlgorithm class's methods out of its file ? How to send multiple arguments to the compute function ?

static bool isBoardInSudoku(List<List<int>>board , int size ){ } is my isBoardInSudoku function.

Answer 1

Just put the arguments in a Map and pass that instead.

There is no way to pass more than one argument to compute because it is a convenience function to start isolates which also don't allow anything but a single argument.

Answer 2

Use a map. Here is an example:

Map map = Map();
map['val1'] = val1;
map['val2'] = val2;
Future future1 = compute(longOp, map);


Future<double> longOp(map) async {
  var val1 = map['val1'];
  var val2 = map['val2'];
   ...
}