Flutter: Closure dynamic from Function static - flutter

Question

I have created a function to get a random element from a list. It works perfectly in dartpad but when I put it into my Flutter app I get the following error:
Closure: (List<dynamic>) => dynamic from Function 'player1': static.
The contents of the dart file:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'dart:math';
List<String> players = ["Alice", "Jane", "Susan"];
String tempPlayer = "";
player1(List players) {
//players[Random().nextInt(players.length)];
String tempPlayer = players[Random().nextInt(players.length)];
return tempPlayer;
}
class RandPlay extends StatefulWidget {
const RandPlay({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
#override
State<RandPlay> createState() => _RandPlayState();
}
class _RandPlayState extends State<RandPlay> {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Container(
child: Column(
children: [
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {
setState(() {
print(player1);
});
},
child: Text("Random")),
Text("$player1"),
],
),
);
}
}
I am new to this and I am really confused... I have tried searching for similar situations to no avail. Assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

player1 is a method, expect a list.
You can do it like
List<String> players = ["Alice", "Jane", "Susan"];
String player1(players) {
String tempPlayer = players[Random().nextInt(players.length)];
return tempPlayer;
}
class RandPlay extends StatefulWidget {
const RandPlay({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
#override
State<RandPlay> createState() => _RandPlayState();
}
class _RandPlayState extends State<RandPlay> {
late String tempPlayer = player1(players);
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Container(
child: Column(
children: [
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {
tempPlayer = player1(players);
setState(() {});
},
child: Text("Random")),
Text("$tempPlayer"),
],
),
);
}
}