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The error message suggests that it’s also related |
to box constraints, which are important to understand |
to avoid many of the most common Flutter framework errors.What does the error look like?The message shown by the error looks like this:How might you run into the error?This error occurs, for example, when a Row contains a |
TextFormField or a TextField but the latter has |
no width constraint. |
<code_start>Widget build(BuildContext context) { |
return MaterialApp( |
home: Scaffold( |
appBar: AppBar( |
title: const Text('Unbounded Width of the TextField'), |
), |
body: const Row( |
children: [ |
TextField(), |
], |
), |
), |
); |
}<code_end> |
How to fix it?As suggested by the error message, |
fix this error by constraining the text field |
using either an Expanded or SizedBox widget. |
The following example demonstrates using an Expanded widget: |
<code_start>Widget build(BuildContext context) { |
return MaterialApp( |
home: Scaffold( |
appBar: AppBar( |
title: const Text('Unbounded Width of the TextField'), |
), |
body: Row( |
children: [ |
Expanded(child: TextFormField()), |
], |
), |
), |
); |
}<code_end> |
<topic_end> |
<topic_start> |
‘Incorrect use of ParentData widget’ |
This error is about missing an expected parent widget.What does the error look like?The message shown by the error looks like this:How might you run into the error?While Flutter’s widgets are generally flexible |
in how they can be composed together in a UI, |
a small subset of those widgets expect specific parent widgets. |
When this expectation can’t be satisfied in your widget tree, |
you’re likely to encounter this error.Here is an incomplete list of widgets that expect |
specific parent widgets within the Flutter framework. |
Feel free to submit a PR (using the doc icon in |
the top right corner of the page) to expand this list.How to fix it?The fix should be obvious once you know |
which parent widget is missing.<topic_end> |
<topic_start> |
‘setState called during build’ |
The build method in your Flutter code isn’t |
a good place to call setState, |
either directly or indirectly.What does the error look like?When the error occurs, |
the following message is displayed in the console:How might you run into the error?In general, this error occurs when the setState |
method is called within the build method.A common scenario where this error occurs is when |
attempting to trigger a Dialog from within the |
build method. This is often motivated by the need to |
immediately show information to the user, |
but setState should never be called from a build method.The following snippet seems to be a common culprit of this error: |
<code_start>Widget build(BuildContext context) { |
// Don't do this. |
showDialog( |
context: context, |
builder: (context) { |
return const AlertDialog( |
title: Text('Alert Dialog'), |
); |
}); |
return const Center( |
child: Column( |
children: <Widget>[ |
Text('Show Material Dialog'), |
], |
), |
); |
}<code_end> |
This code doesn’t make an explicit call to setState, |
but it’s called by showDialog. |
The build method isn’t the right place to call |
showDialog because build can be called by the |
framework for every frame, for example, during an animation.How to fix it?One way to avoid this error is to use the Navigator API |
to trigger the dialog as a route. In the following example, |
there are two pages. The second page has a |
dialog to be displayed upon entry. |
When the user requests the second page by |
clicking a button on the first page, |
the Navigator pushes two routes–one |
for the second page and another for the dialog. |
<code_start>class FirstScreen extends StatelessWidget { |
const FirstScreen({super.key}); |
@override |
Widget build(BuildContext context) { |
return Scaffold( |
appBar: AppBar( |
title: const Text('First Screen'), |
), |
body: Center( |
child: ElevatedButton( |
child: const Text('Launch screen'), |
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