Deleting Firestore Data in Flutter List View - firebase

Question

I have a regular List View that fetches some data from Firestore, here is the code for it:
body: StreamBuilder(
stream: FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('orders').snapshots(),
builder: (context, snapshot) {
if (!snapshot.hasData)
return Center(
child:
CircularProgressIndicator(),
);
return ListView.builder(
itemCount: snapshot.data.docs.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
DocumentSnapshot ds = snapshot.data.docs[index];
return Text(ds['name']);
Now if I wanted to create a delete button somewhere in it, I would do something like this:
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('orders').doc('ID SHOULD BE HERE').delete();
The issue I have is how do I find the document ID of the list tile on here in order to delete it automatically from the database? ID SHOULD BE HERE in the code should be some command to find the id of it like in the screenshot below:

Answer 1

DocumentSnapshot contains a property called id which will return the document's given ID for this snapshot. Therefore you can do the following:
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
DocumentSnapshot ds = snapshot.data.docs[index];
print(ds.id);
return Text(ds['name']);
And then to delete it according to the id, do the following:
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('orders').doc(ds.id).delete();

Answer 2

By saving the reference id from doc in local model and using the reference id on your required set of operation
I have provide the realtime example of removing the data.
class Employee {
Employee(this.employeeID, this.employeeName, this.branch, this.designation, this.location,
this.salary,
{this.reference});
double employeeID;
String employeeName;
String designation;
String branch;
String location;
double salary;
DocumentReference reference;
factory Employee.fromSnapshot(DocumentSnapshot snapshot) {
Employee newEmployee = Employee.fromJson(snapshot.data());
newEmployee.reference = snapshot.reference;
return newEmployee;
}
factory Employee.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
_employeeFromJson(json);
Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => _employeeToJson(this);
#override
String toString() => 'employeeName ${employeeName}';
}
Employee _employeeFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> data) {
return Employee(
data['employeeID'],
data['employeeName'],
data['branch'],
data['designation'],
data['location'],
data['salary'],
);
}
Map<String, dynamic> _employeeToJson(Employee instance) {
return {
'employeeID' : instance.employeeID,
'employeeName': instance.employeeName,
'branch': instance.branch,
'designation': instance.designation,
'location': instance.location,
'salary': instance.salary,
};
}
Repository
class EmployeeRepository{
List<Employee> employees = [];
final CollectionReference collection =
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('employees');
Stream<QuerySnapshot> getStream() {
return collection.snapshots();
}
Future<DocumentReference> add(Employee employee) {
var documentReference = collection.add(employee.toJson());
return documentReference;
}
update(Employee employee) async {
collection.doc(employee.reference.id).update(employee.toJson());
}
delete(Employee employee) async {
collection.doc(employee.reference.id).delete();
}
fromSnapShot(DocumentSnapshot snapshot) => Employee.fromSnapshot(snapshot);
Future<void> buildData(AsyncSnapshot snapshot) async {
if (snapshot.data.documents.length == 0) {
employees = [];
}
employees = await snapshot.data.documents.map<Employee>((doc) {
return Employee.fromSnapshot(doc);
}).toList(growable: false);
}
}
Listview builder
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('Employees List'),
),
body: Column(children: [
StreamBuilder<QuerySnapshot>(
stream: employeeRepository.getStream(),
builder: (context, snapShot) {
if (!snapShot.hasData ||
snapShot.hasError ||
snapShot.connectionState == ConnectionState.waiting) {
return Container(
child: Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
);
}
employeeRepository.buildData(snapShot);
return ListView.builder(
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
final employee = employeeRepository.employees[index];
return ListTile(
title: Text(employee.employeeName),
onLongPress: () {
showDialog<AlertDialog>(
context: context,
builder: (context) {
return AlertDialog(
actions: [
FlatButton(
onPressed: () {},
child: Text('Edit')),
FlatButton(
onPressed: () {
setState(() {
employeeRepository
.delete(employee);
Navigator.pop(context);
});
},
child: Text('Delete')),
],
content: Text(employee.employeeName),
);
});
},
);
},
);
}),
]),
);
}
CRUD Operation in firestore