flutter-examples/load_local_json/lib/main.dart

import 'dart:convert';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(MaterialApp(
    home: MyApp(),
  ));
}

class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  MyAppState createState() => MyAppState();
}

class MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  late List data;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text("Load local JSON file"),
        ),
        body: Container(
          child: Center(
            // Use future builder and DefaultAssetBundle to load the local JSON file
            child: FutureBuilder(
                future: DefaultAssetBundle.of(context)
                    .loadString('data_repo/starwars_data.json'),
                builder: (context, snapshot) {
                  // Decode the JSON
                  var newData = json.decode(snapshot.data.toString());

                  return ListView.builder(
                    // Build the ListView
                    itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
                      return Card(
                        child: Column(
                          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
                          children: <Widget>[
                            Text("Name: ${newData[index]['name']}"),
                            Text("Height: ${newData[index]['height']}"),
                            Text("Mass: ${newData[index]['mass']}"),
                            Text("Hair Color: ${newData[index]['hair_color']}"),
                            Text("Skin Color: ${newData[index]['skin_color']}"),
                            Text("Eye Color: ${newData[index]['eye_color']}"),
                            Text("Birth Year: ${newData[index]['birth_year']}"),
                            Text("Gender: ${newData[index]['gender']}")
                          ],
                        ),
                      );
                    },
                    itemCount: newData == null ? 0 : newData.length,
                  );
                }),
          ),
        ));
  }
}