

# stringProperty method


    *[<Null safety>](https://dart.dev/null-safety)*


[StringProperty](../../package-fuchsia_inspect_inspect/StringProperty-class.md)? stringProperty
(String name)


<p>Returns a <a href="../../package-fuchsia_inspect_inspect/StringProperty-class.md">StringProperty</a> with <code>name</code> on this node.</p>
<p>If a <a href="../../package-fuchsia_inspect_inspect/StringProperty-class.md">StringProperty</a> with <code>name</code> already exists and is not deleted,
this method returns it.</p>
<p>Otherwise, it creates a new property initialized to the empty string.</p>
<p>Throws <a href="../../package-fuchsia_inspect_inspect/InspectStateError-class.md">InspectStateError</a> if a non-deleted property with <code>name</code> already
exists but it is not a <a href="../../package-fuchsia_inspect_inspect/StringProperty-class.md">StringProperty</a>.</p>


## Implementation

```dart
StringProperty? stringProperty(String name) {
  if (_writer == null) {
    return StringProperty.deleted();
  }
  if (_properties.containsKey(name)) {
    if (_properties[name] is! StringProperty) {
      throw InspectStateError("Can't create StringProperty named $name;"
          ' a different type exists.');
    }
    return _properties[name] as StringProperty?;
  }
  return _properties[name] = StringProperty._(name, this, _writer!);
}
```