# Cascade notation

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/eHFVBAfMBgU>" %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="First Tab" %}

```dart
void main() {
  var employee1 = Employee();

//   employee1.id = 1;

//   employee1.firstname = "John";

//   employee1.lastname = "Doe";

//   employee1.position = "CTO";

  employee1
    ..id = 1
    ..firstname = "John"
    ..lastname = "Doe"
    ..position = "CTO";

  print(employee1.toString());
}

class Employee {
  int id;

  String firstname;

  String lastname;

  String position;

  @override
  String toString() {
    return "id : $id , firstname : $firstname , lastname : $lastname, position : $position";
  }
}


```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Second Tab" %}

```dart
void main() {
  // Cascade Notation

  var calculator1 = Calculator(3);

//   calculator1.add(12);
//   calculator1.subtract(12);
//   calculator1.add(5);
//   calculator1.subtract(9);

  calculator1
    ..add(12)
    ..subtract(12)
    ..add(5)
    ..subtract(9);

  print(calculator1.result());
}

class Calculator {
  int output = 0;

  Calculator(int startValue) {
    this.output = startValue;
  }

  void add(int val) {
    this.output += val;
  }

  void subtract(int val) {
    this.output -= val;
  }

  int result() {
    return this.output;
  }
}



```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Using the cascade notation with methods is also known as **method chaining** . \
You are consecutively calling methods i.e. chaining methods&#x20;
{% endhint %}


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