dart - Multiple widgets used the same GlobalKey

Question

I'm using Flutter. I have a simple app with 3 tabs. There is a RefreshIndicator in each tab with a ListView. The rows are built in another method. This is the code:

 @override
 Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final GlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState> _RIKey1 = new GlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>();
    final GlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState> _RIKey2 = new GlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>();
    final GlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState> _RIKey3 = new GlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>();

    debugPrint(_RIKey1.toString());
    debugPrint(_RIKey2.toString());
    debugPrint(_RIKey3.toString());
    return new Scaffold(
      body: new DefaultTabController(
        length: 3,
        child: new Scaffold(
          appBar: new AppBar(
            bottom: new TabBar(
              tabs: [
                new Tab(icon: new Icon(Icons.view_list)),
                new Tab(icon: new Icon(Icons.hotel)),
                new Tab(icon: new Icon(Icons.assessment)),
              ],
            ),
            title: new Text('Data'),
          ),
          body: new TabBarView(
            children: [
              new RefreshIndicator(
                key: _RIKey1,
                onRefresh: _actualizoData,
                child: new ListView.builder(
                    padding: new EdgeInsets.only(top: 5.0),
                    itemCount: linea_reservas.length * 2,
                    itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int position) {
                      if (position.isOdd) return new Divider();
                      final index = position ~/ 2;
                      return _buildRow(index);
                    }),
              ),
              new RefreshIndicator(
                key: _RIKey2,
                onRefresh: _actualizoData,
                child: new ListView.builder(
                    padding: new EdgeInsets.only(top: 8.0),
                    itemCount: linea_inouthouse.length * 2,
                    itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int position) {
                      if (position.isOdd) return new Divider();
                      final index = position ~/ 2;
                      return _buildRowInOutHouse(index);
                    }),
              ),
              new RefreshIndicator(
                key: _RIKey3,
                onRefresh: _actualizoData,
                child: new ListView.builder(
                    padding: new EdgeInsets.only(top: 5.0),
                    itemCount: linea_ocupacion.length * 2,
                    itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int position) {
                      if (position.isOdd) return new Divider();
                      final index = position ~/ 2;
                      return _buildRowOcupacion(index);
                    }),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }

I'd added the debugPrints and the output are 6 lines, instead of 3.

I/flutter ( 5252): [LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#4d76c]
I/flutter ( 5252): [LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#59b9e]
I/flutter ( 5252): [LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#2c88b]
I/flutter ( 5252): [LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#7bd42]
I/flutter ( 5252): [LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#1c984]
I/flutter ( 5252): [LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#dbe20]

the app works, but after changing tabs a few times, it crashes with this error:

    I/flutter ( 5252): ══╡ EXCEPTION CAUGHT BY WIDGETS LIBRARY ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
I/flutter ( 5252): The following assertion was thrown building NotificationListener<KeepAliveNotification>:
I/flutter ( 5252): Multiple widgets used the same GlobalKey.
I/flutter ( 5252): The key [LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#7bd42] was used by multiple widgets. The parents of
I/flutter ( 5252): those widgets were:
I/flutter ( 5252): - RepaintBoundary-[<[LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#7bd42]>](renderObject:
I/flutter ( 5252):   RenderRepaintBoundary#60a4a DETACHED)
I/flutter ( 5252): - RepaintBoundary-[<[LabeledGlobalKey<RefreshIndicatorState>#7bd42]>](renderObject:
I/flutter ( 5252):   RenderRepaintBoundary#c8cdb NEEDS-LAYOUT NEEDS-PAINT)
I/flutter ( 5252): A GlobalKey can only be specified on one widget at a time in the widget tree.

The keys are generated in the Build method, so, I don't understand why the Multiple widgets used the same GlobalKey error

Why the key is generated again, and why it's not unique? I'm not talking of a thousand intents, the error appears after changing between tabs 4 or 5 times. Thank you for any help.

Answer 1

Could you create your keys "by hand" and use static/constant values? e.g. ...

import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';

class RIKeys {
  static final riKey1 = const Key('__RIKEY1__');
  static final riKey2 = const Key('__RIKEY2__');
  static final riKey3 = const Key('__RIKEY3__');
}

then in ...

    body: new TabBarView(
            children: [
              new RefreshIndicator(new RefreshIndicator(
// Use the Manual Static Value instead ...
                key: RIKeys.riKey1,
                onRefresh: _actualizoData,
                child: new ListView.builder(
                    padding: new EdgeInsets.only(top: 5.0),
                    itemCount: linea_reservas.length * 2,
                    itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int position) {
                      if (position.isOdd) return new Divider();
                      final index = position ~/ 2;
                      return _buildRow(index);
                    }),
              ),

I have done this in a similar situation with some success ... especially with redux or other similar patterns ...