NoSuchMethodError: 'The getter 'uid' was called on null' in flutter

Question

I am pretty new to flutter. And I am getting this NoSuchMethodError: The getter 'uid' was called on null. I have red many posts and it seems like I need to use await with async. But I have no Idea how I can do it. This is happening when I want to pass the current uid of the user. Here is my code:

class ProfilePage extends StatefulWidget {
  //final String userProfileId;
  //ProfilePage({this.userProfileId});
  @override
  _ProfilePageState createState() => _ProfilePageState();
}

class _ProfilePageState extends State<ProfilePage> {

  FirebaseUser thecurrentuser;
  profilepicture() {

    return FutureBuilder(

        future: userReference.document(thecurrentuser.uid).get(), // So here I am getting the error
        builder: (context, dataSnapshot) {
        User user = User.fromDocument(dataSnapshot.data);
          if (!dataSnapshot.hasData) {
            return Padding(
            padding: EdgeInsets.all(17.0),
    }
          User user = User.fromDocument(dataSnapshot.data);
          return Padding(
            padding: EdgeInsets.all(17.0),
            child: Column(
              children: <Widget>[
                CircleAvatar(
                    radius: 45.0,
                    backgroundColor: Colors.grey,
                    backgroundImage: NetworkImage(
                        'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Mahesh_Babu_in_Spyder_%28cropped%29.jpg')),
                Text(user.username),
                Expanded(
                    flex: 1, child: Column(children: <Widget>[Text("coolbro")]))
              ],
            ),
          );
        });
  }

My user model

class User{
  final String uid;
  final String email;
  final String username;

  User({
    this.uid,
    this.email,
    this.username,
  });

  factory User.fromDocument(DocumentSnapshot doc){
    return User(
      uid: doc['uid'],
      email: doc['email'],
      username: doc['username']    );
  }
}

Peter Haddad · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-03 07:26:11Z

3

You are not initializing currentUser that's why it is equal to null. You should do the following:

  Future<DocumentSnapshot> getData() async{
    var firebaseUser = await FirebaseAuth.instance.currentUser();
    return userReference.document(firebaseUser.uid).get();
  }

So create a method that returns a Future<DocumentSnapshot> and inside that document you can retrieve the current user and use get() to retrieve the data.

Then inside the FutureBuilder, do the following:

    return FutureBuilder(
        future: getData(),

      if (!dataSnapshot.hasData) {
        return Padding(
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(17.0),
}
 else if(dataSnapshot.hasData){
      User user = User.fromDocument(dataSnapshot.data);
      return Padding(
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(17.0),
        child: Column(
          children: <Widget>[
            CircleAvatar(
                radius: 45.0,
                backgroundColor: Colors.grey,
                backgroundImage: NetworkImage(
                    'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Mahesh_Babu_in_Spyder_%28cropped%29.jpg')),
            Text(user.username),
            Expanded(
                flex: 1, child: Column(children: <Widget>[Text("coolbro")]))
          ],
        ),
      );
    });
 }

edited Jun 3, 2020 at 7:26

answered Jun 2, 2020 at 18:21

Peter Haddad

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12 Comments

Lalli Garden Over a year ago

Hi thanks for the help. But this time I am getting the error . The method [] was called on null.

Peter Haddad Over a year ago

Try if(dataSnapshot.hasData){ User user = User.fromDocument(dataSnapshot.data); inside the FutureBuilder

Lalli Garden Over a year ago

I have edited my profilepicture(). Should I had the if statement you suggested under my (if !dataSnapshot.hasData)

Lalli Garden Over a year ago

The following NoSuchMethodError was thrown building FutureBuilder<DocumentSnapshot>(dirty, state: _FutureBuilderState<DocumentSnapshot>#89c6e): The method '[]' was called on null. Receiver: null Tried calling: []("uid") The relevant error-causing widget was :When the exception was thrown, this was the stack #0 Object.noSuchMethod #1 DocumentSnapshot.[] #2 new User.fromDocument #3 _ProfilePageState.profilepicture.<anonymous closure> #4 _FutureBuilderState.build ...

Lalli Garden Over a year ago

I haved added the full error. Seems like the error is coming from the new method

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