Directory constructor fails with no arguments. File is OK.

[ChadSmith2020]

When using File('something') the File object is created OK.
When using Directory('something') the constructor Directory fails with no arguments.
The bridge classes and set up look similar.

Any ideas why the constructor to Directory the arguments are not passed to Directory?

import 'dart:convert';
import 'dart:io';
import 'dart:typed_data';

Future<List<String>> main(
    String ignore) async {
  List<String> outputList = [];
  final file = File('example.txt');
  await file.writeAsString('Hello, World!');
  final contents = await file.readAsString();
  print(contents); // OK
  final Directory directory = Directory('./anything'); // Exception, no arguments
  //... load file names

  return outputList;
}

static $Directory $new(Runtime runtime, $Value? target, List<$Value?> args) {
  return $Directory.wrap(Directory(args[0]!.$value));
}

[ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(41)] Unhandled Exception: dart_eval runtime exception: RangeError (length): Invalid value: Valid value range is empty: 0

 final Runtime runtime = Runtime.ofProgram(program);
    runtime.grant(FilesystemReadPermission.any);
    runtime.grant(FilesystemWritePermission.any);
    runtime.grant(FilesystemPermission.any);

...
 $List<$String> evalOutputMapMap = await runtime.executeLib(
        'package:mymain/main.dart',
        'main',
       myString as $String,);

Thank you.

Chad

edit: Added launch context