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How to get a localization message with a dynamic string key value in Flutter? 

Dart does not have square brackets property accessor (object['property']) on class instances.
Therefore, it is not possible to access localization messages in that way.

Correct:

Wrong:

However, if you want to access a certain message according to the value of a variable (e.g. the value returned from the server), you can use the ICU Select type of messages. These messages work well with a smaller set of predefined values like constants and enums.

Localization message in arb file:

Access the localization message in code:

Note: Explore ICU messages using the ICU Message Editor.

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