How do get a random element from a List in Dart?

Question

How can I retrieve a random element from a collection in Dart?

var list = [\'a\',\'b\',\'c\',\'d\',\'e\'];

Answer 1

This works too:

var list = ['a','b','c','d','e'];

//this actually changes the order of all of the elements in the list 
//randomly, then returns the first element of the new list
var randomItem = (list..shuffle()).first;

or if you don't want to mess the list, create a copy:

var randomItem = (list.toList()..shuffle()).first;