In a nutshell, FutureProvider is used to provide a value that might not be ready by the time the widget tree is ready to use it’s values . Therefor, the main use-case of FutureProvider is to ensure that a null value isn’t passed to any widgets.
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A Provider that manages the lifecycle of the value it provides by delegating to a pair of Create and Dispose . It is usually used to avoid making a StatefulWidget for something trivial, such as instantiating a BLoC. Provider is the equivalent of a State.
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Consumer is an object in the Provider library that offers a simple API to interact with your provided models in the widgets themselves . In plain English, Consumer exposes instances of provided models, so you can display data and call methods on your provided model.
Read moreWhat is provider in Flutter medium?
In the context of state management, Provider is a widget that makes some value — like our user sign-in details— available to the widgets below it . Think of it as a convenient tool for passing state down the widget tree and rebuilding the UI when there are changes.
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