How do I open an external url in flutter web in new tab or in same tab

Question

I have a simple web app I have created with flutter web. I would like to know how I can open new an external url either in a new tab or in the sa

Answer 1

You can use the url_launcher plugin

Then in your code

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(Scaffold(
    body: Center(
      child: RaisedButton(
        onPressed: _launchURL,
        child: Text('Show Flutter homepage'),
      ),
    ),
  ));
}

_launchURL() async {
  const url = 'https://flutter.io';
  if (await canLaunch(url)) {
    await launch(url);
  } else {
    throw 'Could not launch $url';
  }
}

Example taken from the package site