ConnectionType enum

Represents the physical or logical medium of the active network connection.

Understanding the ConnectionType is critical for bandwidth management (e.g., deferring large downloads on Cellular) and optimizing latency.

Inheritance
Available extensions

Values

wifi → const ConnectionType

Connected via a wireless local area network (802.11 WiFi). Typically implies higher bandwidth and lower cost than cellular.

cellular → const ConnectionType

Connected via a mobile carrier network (e.g., LTE, 5G, 3G). Usually implies metered data and potentially higher latency.

ethernet → const ConnectionType

Connected via a physical RJ45 Ethernet cable. The most stable and high-performance connection type.

vpn → const ConnectionType

Connected through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel. Indicates that traffic is being routed through an encrypted tunnel which might mask the true underlying connection type (WiFi/Cellular).

bluetooth → const ConnectionType

Connected via Bluetooth tethering or a personal area network (PAN). Characterized by very low bandwidth and limited range.

loopback → const ConnectionType

A local loopback interface (typically 127.0.0.1). Indicates the device is communicating with itself; no external internet.

unknown → const ConnectionType

The connection type could not be identified by the OS or the engine. This is the fallback for unknown or experimental interface types.

Properties

hashCode → int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
index → int
A numeric identifier for the enumerated value.
no setterinherited
name → String

Available on Enum, provided by the EnumName extension

The name of the enum value.
no setter
runtimeType → Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited

Methods

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
toString() → String
A string representation of this object.
inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool
The equality operator.
inherited

Static Methods

default_() → Future<ConnectionType>
Returns `ConnectionType::Unknown` as the default state.

Constants

values → const List<ConnectionType>
A constant List of the values in this enum, in order of their declaration.