# [Whatsapp Share Plugin](https://pub.dev/packages/whatsapp_share)
[](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/flutter_share)
A Flutter plugin for Android providing a simple way to share a message, link or local files to specific WhatsApp contact.
## Features:
* Share messages or link urls to specific contact.
* Share local files to specific contact.
## Installation
First, add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:
```
dependencies:
whatsapp_share: ^1.1.1
```
Now in your Dart code, you can use:
```
import 'package:whatsapp_share/whatsapp_share.dart';
```
## Installation (Platform Specific)
### iOS
Add if not exists one row to the `ios/podfile` after target runner:
```
...
target 'Runner' do
use_frameworks!
...
```
### Android
If you pretends to use the file share, you need to configure the file provider, this will give access to the files turning possible to share with other applications.
Add to `AndroidManifest.xml`:
```
...
```
Obs: You can change the android:name if you have an extension of file provider.
Add `res/xml/provider_paths.xml`:
```
```
If you want to learn more about file provider you can access:
- https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/FileProvider
## How to use?
Here is an snippets app displaying the two whatsapp share methods .
### Whatsapp installed in this device ?
```Dart
Future isInstalled() async {
final val = await WhatsappShare.isInstalled(
package: Package.businessWhatsapp
);
print('Whatsapp Business is installed: $val');
}
```
If whatsapp is not installed, please do not call ```WhatsappShare.share()``` and ```WhatsappShare.shareFile()```
### Share text, links
```Dart
Future share() async {
await WhatsappShare.share(
text: 'Whatsapp share text',
linkUrl: 'https://flutter.dev/',
phone: '911234567890',
);
}
```
### Share images, files
```_image1.path``` contains path of the file which is shared to the whatsapp.
```Dart
Future shareFile() async {
await WhatsappShare.shareFile(
phone: '911234567890',
filePath: [_image1.path, _image2.path],
);
}
```