Compare hashMap value with List item - list

Question

I have a map, named finalMap;
var finalMap = Map<String, String>();
It holds question id and answer.
The output is {17: W, 19: N, 83: yes}
Also I have a answerTable list, named answerTable (List)
[ChecklistAnswerItem(id: 142, sectionItemId: 17, checklistsectionItem: Instance of 'ChecklistAnswerSectionItem', inputAnswer: W)]
What I trying to achieve is if the map key is exits in answerTable.sectionItemId, it call edit api, otherwise call create api.
Future editChecklistAnswer(
String id, String checklistAnswerId, Map<String, String> textMap) async {
List<ChecklistAnswerItem> answerTable =
await _repository.selectChecklistAnswerItemsList();
..
print(finalMap);
print(answerTable);
for (final entry in finalMap.entries) {
if (answerTable.isEmpty) {
print("submit" + entry.key.toString());
// I have my create api here
} else {
for (var i in answerTable) {
if (entry.key.toString() == i.sectionItemId.toString()) {
print("edit " + entry.key.toString());
// I have edit api here
} else {
print("create " + entry.key.toString());
// I have create api here
}
}
}
}
}
But I get a weird result. At first I can call the create api when answerTable length is empty. But when I go to edit it, it will call create api after edit api called..What the issue here?
Output
{17: T, 16: v}
[]
submit 17
submit 16
{17: T, 16: 123}
[ChecklistAnswerItem(id: 388, sectionItemId: 17, checklistsectionItem: Instance of 'ChecklistAnswerSectionItem', inputAnswer: W), ChecklistAnswerItem(id: 389, sectionItemId: 16, checklistsectionItem: Instance of 'ChecklistAnswerSectionItem', inputAnswer: 123)]
edit 17
create 17 // it suppost not to call create api!!!
create 16 // it suppost not to call create api!!!

Answer 1

Something like this you can do it's not 100% solution but you can work around it. I have made mock you can use release classes and variables
void checkForAction() {
// Check list but sending ID you want
editChecklistAnswer(finalMap.keys.first);
}
Future editChecklistAnswer(int checklistAnswerId) async {
List<ChecklistAnswerItem> answerTable = answerTableList;
if (answerTable.isEmpty) {
//TODO:Submit
}
bool isAnswerExist = answerTable
.where((element) => element.sectionItemId == checklistAnswerId)
.isNotEmpty;
if (isAnswerExist) {
//TODO: Call Edit API
} else {
//TODO: Call crease API
}
}
final Map<int, String> finalMap = {1: 'W', 2: 'N', 3: 'Yes'};
final answerTableList = [
ChecklistAnswerItem(1),
ChecklistAnswerItem(2),
ChecklistAnswerItem(3),
];
class ChecklistAnswerItem {
final int sectionItemId;
ChecklistAnswerItem(this.sectionItemId);
}