How do you turn a List <dynamic> into a List <Map> >> - flutter

Question

I started to learn Flutter because I want to build an app which can handle API-Calls.
But now I'm frustrated because I want to make an infinite Load and don't get it to work.
The Problem is, that the method require an Future<List> but I dont know how to convert the response from the API into an List
Future<List<Map>> _getServerData(int length) async{
String api = data.url +length.toString();
final res=
await http.get("data.url");
if (res.statusCode == 200) {
List<dynamic> resp = jsonDecode(res.body);
return resp;
} else {
throw Exception('Failed to load DATA');
}
}
The whole class is out of an Tutorial from oodavid.
But in his tutorial he dont use an API
Future<List<Map>> _getExampleServerData(int length) {
return Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: 1), () {
return List<Map>.generate(length, (int index) {
return {
"body": WordPair.random().asPascalCase,
"avatar": 'https://api.adorable.io/avatars/60/${WordPair.random().asPascalCase}.png',
};
});
});
}
That was the how he solved it
Down below is the whole class
import 'dart:async';
import 'dart:convert';
import 'package:Kontra/pages/articel_list.dart';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'package:Kontra/api/url.dart' as data;
import 'package:Kontra/api/articelsResponse.dart';
/// Example data as it might be returned by an external service
/// ...this is often a `Map` representing `JSON` or a `FireStore` document
Future<List<Map>> _getServerData(int length) async{
String api = data.url +length.toString();
final res=
await http.get(data.url);
if (res.statusCode == 200) {
List<dynamic> resp = jsonDecode(res.body);
return resp;
} else {
throw Exception('Failed to load DATA');
}
}
/// PostModel has a constructor that can handle the `Map` data
/// ...from the server.
class PostModel {
String sId;
String title;
String text;
String author;
String pictures;
String link;
int postId;
String createdAt;
PostModel({this.title, this.text, this.pictures, this.link, this.postId});
factory PostModel.fromServerMap(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
return PostModel(
title: json['title'],
text: json['text'],
pictures: json['pictures'],
link: json['link'],
postId: json['postId']
);
}
}
/// PostsModel controls a `Stream` of posts and handles
/// ...refreshing data and loading more posts
class PostsModel {
int reload = 0;
Stream<List<PostModel>> stream;
bool hasMore;
bool _isLoading;
List<Map> _data;
StreamController<List<Map>> _controller;
PostsModel() {
_data = List<Map>();
_controller = StreamController<List<Map>>.broadcast();
_isLoading = false;
stream = _controller.stream.map((List<Map> postsData) {
return postsData.map((Map postData) {
return PostModel.fromServerMap(postData);
}).toList();
});
hasMore = true;
refresh();
}
Future<void> refresh() {
return loadMore(clearCachedData: true);
}
Future<void> loadMore({bool clearCachedData = false}) {
if (clearCachedData) {
_data = List<Map>();
hasMore = true;
}
if (_isLoading || !hasMore) {
return Future.value();
}
_isLoading = true;
return _getServerData(reload++).then((postsData) {
_isLoading = false;
_data.addAll(postsData);
hasMore = (_data.length < 30);
_controller.add(_data);
});
}
}
Thanks for your help guys

Answer 1

Try with
return List<Map>.from(resp.whereType<Map>());
Or
return resp.whereType<Map>().toList();
Or
return resp.cast<Map>();