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material widgets
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container
many layouts make liberal use of containers to separate
widgets using padding, or to add borders or margins.
you can change the device’s background by placing the
entire layout into a container and changing its background
color or image.
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summary (container)
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examples (container)
this layout consists of a column with two rows, each containing
2 images. a container is used to change the background color
of the column to a lighter grey.
a container is also used to add a rounded border and margins
to each image:
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widget _buildDecoratedImage(int imageIndex) => expanded(
child: container(
decoration: BoxDecoration(
border: border.all(width: 10, color: colors.black38),
borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(8)),
),
margin: const EdgeInsets.all(4),
child: Image.asset('images/pic$imageIndex.jpg'),
),
);
widget _buildImageRow(int imageIndex) => row(
children: [
_buildDecoratedImage(imageIndex),
_buildDecoratedImage(imageIndex + 1),
],
);
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you can find more container examples in the tutorial.
app source: container
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GridView
use GridView to lay widgets out as a two-dimensional
list. GridView provides two pre-fabricated lists,
or you can build your own custom grid. when a GridView
detects that its contents are too long to fit the render box,
it automatically scrolls.
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summary (gridview)
info note
when displaying a two-dimensional list where it’s important which
row and column a cell occupies (for example,
it’s the entry in the “calorie” column for the “avocado” row), use
table or DataTable.
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examples (gridview)
uses GridView.extent to create a grid with tiles a maximum
150 pixels wide.
app source: grid_and_list
uses GridView.count to create a grid that’s 2 tiles
wide in portrait mode, and 3 tiles wide in landscape mode.
the titles are created by setting the footer property for
each GridTile.
dart code:
grid_list_demo.dart
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widget _buildGrid() => GridView.extent(
maxCrossAxisExtent: 150,
padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4),
mainAxisSpacing: 4,
crossAxisSpacing: 4,
children: _buildGridTileList(30));
// the images are saved with names pic0.jpg, pic1.jpg...pic29.jpg.
// the list.generate() constructor allows an easy way to create
// a list when objects have a predictable naming pattern.
List<Container> _buildGridTileList(int count) => list.generate(
count, (i) => container(child: image.asset('images/pic$i.jpg')));
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ListView
ListView, a column-like widget, automatically
provides scrolling when its content is too long for
its render box.
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summary (listview)
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examples (listview)
uses ListView to display a list of businesses using
ListTiles. a divider separates the theaters from
the restaurants.
app source: grid_and_list
uses ListView to display the colors from
the material 2 design palette
for a particular color family.