Analyzer not working in VS Code? Or is it?

Programming
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Question

Do I need to do something to get the analyzer to work in Visual Studio Code when an @required parameter is omitted from a Dart function?

Code

import 'package:meta/meta.dart';

void sayHello({@required String to, bool inEnglish}){

  if(inEnglish == null || inEnglish){
    print("Hello, $to");
  } else {
    print("Bonjour, $to");
  }
}

main(){
 sayHello(inEnglish: true); // output: Hello, null, no complaints about **to** missing
}
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Answer

Yes, you need to install the Dart SDK and the Dart Code extension in Visual Studio Code to get the analyzer to work. The analyzer will then give you a warning that the to parameter is missing when you call the sayHello function without providing a value for to.