Make a GET request with http and parse JSON in Dart
Practical Dart async networking with package:http and dart:convert. Import http, await get(Uri.parse(url)), verify statusCode is 200, then jsonDecode(response.body) as List<Map<String, dynamic>>. Skipping status checks or decoding without a cast.
Whether you can correctly chain an asynchronous HTTP call, guard on the response status, and safely cast decoded JSON in Dart. First, add package:http and import it along with dart:convert. Second, build a Uri and await http.get. Third, check response.statusCode equals 200. Fourth, call jsonDecode on response.body and cast the result to List<Map<String, dynamic>>. Finally, wrap the call in a try-catch for network or format errors. Answering with a fire-and-forget pattern, ignoring status codes, or returning jsonDecode without an explicit cast.
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