Is there something like <https://api.dart.dev/stab...

# stdlib

[rrva]

Is there something like https://api.dart.dev/stable/2.8.4/dart-core/Iterable/where.html which makes you express things better than with filter or filterNot ?

[Dominaezzz]

How is that better than filter ?

[gildor]

or I don’t understand something, or it exactly the same
If you thing name where is better, add an alias (during import or just create inline extension) for filter with this name

[rrva]

filter could be interpreted as both ”keep” and ”take away”. The way filter works you often resort to inverting the predicate or using filterNot

[rrva]

this sometimes makes expressions clunky to read

[asad.awadia]

I personally like where over filter and have unintentionally typed where only to realise i have to use filter

Maybe its because of my active record days

[rrva]

this is a java-ism, but filter is a bad name because you sometimes struggle with the predicate

[gildor]

I think it's fine if you propose adding such alias, stdlib already have some (first and find for example)

I would create a feature request if think it useful kotl.in/issue

[rrva]

yes an alias is the only sensible thing of course.