whatsNext method

  1. @override
DecodingType whatsNext()
override

Returns the actual or preferred DecodingType of the encoded data.

Self-describing formats may return a DecodingType that indicates the type of the encoded data, or the preferred way of decoding it.

Non-self-describing formats may only return DecodingType.unknown for all types. In this case, the Decodable implementation must try the appropriate decoding method based on the expected type.

Implementation

@override
DecodingType whatsNext() {
  skipWhitespace(); // Ensure we are at the start of a new value
  if (buffer[offset] == tokenDollarSign) {
    return const DecodingType<Stream>.custom();
  }
  return super.whatsNext();
}