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A Guide to File Sharing in Flutter Using SharePlus

Connect Your Flutter App Externally by Sharing Files or Images

Share plus plugin

Introduction:

In the ever-evolving landscape of mobile app development, creating an engaging and user-friendly experience is paramount. One crucial aspect of this experience is enabling users to share files seamlessly within your Flutter application. The SharePlus package offers a robust solution to simplify and enhance the file-sharing process, whether it's sharing images, documents, or any other file type.

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Integrating Flutter Using SharePlus

To integrate Flutter Text-to-Speech into your project, you need to add the share_plus package to your pubspec.yaml File. This package provides a simple and efficient way to utilize TTS capabilities within your Flutter app.

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  share_plus: ^7.1.0 # Check for the latest version on pub.dev

After adding the package, don’t forget to run flutter pub get to install it.

Import the share_plus Package

In your Flutter Dart code, import the share_plus package:

import 'package:share_plus/share_plus.dart';

Here are some examples you can use in your project :

Share class: Provides methods for sharing content with other apps.
Share.share() method: Shares the provided content to other apps.
Share.shareFiles() method: Shares the provided files to other apps.
Share.shareImage() method: Shares the provided image to other apps.
Share.shareVideo() method: Shares the provided video to other apps.
Share.shareAudio() method: Shares the provided audio to other apps.
Share.shareContent() method: Shares the provided content to other apps wif custom sharing options.

How to share plain text :

Share.share('Hello Welcome to FlutterCampus', subject: 'Welcome Message');
//subject is optional, and it is required for Email App.

How to Share Text with URL:

Share.share('Visit FlutterCampus at https://www.fluttercampus.com');

How to Share Images or Files in the Flutter App:

Share.shareFiles(['${directory.path}/image.jpg'], text: 'Great picture');
Share.shareFiles(['${directory.path}/image1.jpg', '${directory.path}/image2.jpg'])4;

For Full Code Here is the Github Url:

GitHub - arunpradhan28/shareplus_example

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