Basically I want to achieve exactly the same thing as Flutter: How to hide or show more text within certain length. Here is my code snippet.
LayoutBuilder(
builder: (BuildContext context, BoxConstraints constraints) {
final TextSpan span = TextSpan(
text: text,
style: TextStyle(
fontSize: 13,
),
);
final TextPainter textPainter = TextPainter(
text: span,
maxLines: 1,
ellipsis: '...',
textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
);
textPainter.layout(maxWidth: constraints.maxWidth);
if (textPainter.didExceedMaxLines)
return Row(
crossAxisAlignment: _basicInformationIsExpanded
? CrossAxisAlignment.end
: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
children: <Widget>[
Expanded(
child: Text(
text,
style: TextStyle(
fontSize: 13,
),
maxLines: _isExpanded ? null : 1,
//overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
),
),
GestureDetector(
child: _isExpanded
? Icon(
Icons.expand_less,
)
: Icon(
Icons.expand_more,
),
onTap: () {
setState(() => _isExpanded =
!_isExpanded);
},
),
],
);
else
return Text(
text,
style: TextStyle(
fontSize: 13,
),
);
}),
The weird thing is if I comment overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
, everything is fine. But I need to show the ellipsis and if I add that line, the text doesn't expand when I click the icon.
Can anyone help me with it? Thanks.
You can copy paste run full code below
You can set overflow
based on _isExpanded
overflow: _isExpanded ? null : TextOverflow.ellipsis,
working demo
full code
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() {
runApp(MyApp());
}
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'Flutter Demo',
theme: ThemeData(
primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
visualDensity: VisualDensity.adaptivePlatformDensity,
),
home: MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
);
}
}
class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);
final String title;
@override
_MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}
class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
int _counter = 0;
void _incrementCounter() {
setState(() {
_counter++;
});
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(widget.title),
),
body: Center(
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: <Widget>[
Container(
width: 200,
child: ExpandText(
text: "long string" * 10,
)),
],
),
),
floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
onPressed: _incrementCounter,
tooltip: 'Increment',
child: Icon(Icons.add),
),
);
}
}
class ExpandText extends StatefulWidget {
String text;
ExpandText({this.text});
@override
_ExpandTextState createState() => _ExpandTextState();
}
class _ExpandTextState extends State<ExpandText> {
bool _isExpanded = false;
bool _basicInformationIsExpanded = true;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return LayoutBuilder(
builder: (BuildContext context, BoxConstraints constraints) {
final TextSpan span = TextSpan(
text: widget.text,
style: TextStyle(
fontSize: 13,
),
);
final TextPainter textPainter = TextPainter(
text: span,
maxLines: 1,
ellipsis: '...',
textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
);
textPainter.layout(maxWidth: constraints.maxWidth);
if (textPainter.didExceedMaxLines) {
print("exceed");
return Row(
crossAxisAlignment: _basicInformationIsExpanded
? CrossAxisAlignment.end
: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
children: <Widget>[
Expanded(
flex: 1,
child: Text(
widget.text,
style: TextStyle(
fontSize: 13,
),
maxLines: _isExpanded ? null : 1,
overflow: _isExpanded ? null : TextOverflow.ellipsis,
),
),
GestureDetector(
child: _isExpanded
? Icon(
Icons.expand_less,
)
: Icon(
Icons.expand_more,
),
onTap: () {
setState(() => _isExpanded = !_isExpanded);
},
),
],
);
} else {
print("not exceed");
return Text(
widget.text,
style: TextStyle(
fontSize: 13,
),
);
}
});
}
}