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## Where to use dot shorthands

Dot shorthands work anywhere the Dart compiler has a clear "context type",
meaning it knows exactly what type it expects. In Flutter, this is almost
everywhere inside a widget's property list.
meaning it knows exactly what type it expects.

The most common targets for dot shorthands in Flutter are:

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### Example: enums

When a property expects an `enum`, such as `mainAxisAlignment`, you can omit the
When the context type is expects an `enum`, such as `mainAxisAlignment`, you can omit the
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The phrase "is expects" is grammatically incorrect. It should be "expects" or "is an".

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When the context type is expects an `enum`, such as `mainAxisAlignment`, you can omit the
When the context type expects an enum, such as mainAxisAlignment, you can omit the

enum's name and just provide the value preceded by a dot (`.`):

```dart
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```dart
Padding(
padding: .symmetric(horizontal: 16.0, vertical: 8.0), // Infers EdgeInsetsGeometry.symmetric
padding: .all(8.0), // Infers EdgeInsetsGeometry.all
child: Text('Spaced out text'),
)
```

You can even use `.new` to call an unnamed constructor, though this is less
common in standard widget trees:
You can also use `.new` to call an unnamed constructor:

```dart
class _MyState extends State<MyWidget> {
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