Chapter 3 - textSelectionColor

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// 4
bottomNavigationBar: BottomNavigationBar( 
  // 5
  selectedItemColor: Theme.of(context).textSelectionColor,// Deprecated  
  // 6
  items: <BottomNavigationBarItem>[ 
    BottomNavigationBarItem(
      icon: Icon(Icons.card_giftcard),
      title: Text('Card')), // Deprecated
    BottomNavigationBarItem(
      icon: Icon(Icons.card_giftcard),
      title: Text('Card2')),
    BottomNavigationBarItem(
      icon: Icon(Icons.card_giftcard),
      title: Text('Card3')),
  ]
)

// 4
bottomNavigationBar: BottomNavigationBar(
  // 5        
  selectedItemColor: 
  Theme.of(context).textSelectionTheme.selectionColor,
   // 6        
   items: <BottomNavigationBarItem>[
          const BottomNavigationBarItem(
            icon: Icon(Icons.card_giftcard),
            label: ('Card')),
          const BottomNavigationBarItem(
            icon: Icon(Icons.card_giftcard),
            label: ('Card2')),
          const BottomNavigationBarItem(
            icon: Icon(Icons.card_giftcard),
            label: ('Card3')),
        ],
      ),

https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/material/ThemeData/textSelectionColor.html

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:+1:t2:

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@mitai please make sure you are using the latest edition of the book thanks!

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sorry it was an old version of the book