AppBar Widget and Attributes

Vinit MepaniVinit Mepani
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the AppBar widget is a material design widget that represents the top app bar. The app bar typically holds the application's title, leading and trailing icons for navigation, and other optional actions. It's an essential component for creating a consistent and visually appealing user interface in your Flutter app.

Here's a detailed explanation of the AppBar widget along with its commonly used properties and attributes:

The AppBar widget is part of the material.dart library and is used to create a top app bar. It is commonly placed at the top of the screen and serves as a container for various app-related information and actions.

Properties and Attributes:

1. title (Widget):

  • The main title or text displayed in the app bar.

  • Example:

      AppBar(
        title: Text('My App'),
      )
    

2. leading (Widget):

  • A widget to be placed at the start of the app bar. Commonly used for back buttons or navigation icons.

  • Example:

      AppBar(
        leading: IconButton(
          icon: Icon(Icons.arrow_back),
          onPressed: () {
            // Handle navigation or other action
          },
        ),
        title: Text('Details Screen'),
      )
    

3. actions (List<Widget>):

  • A list of widgets to be placed at the end of the app bar. Typically used for actions or icons.

  • Example:

      AppBar(
        title: Text('My App'),
        actions: [
          IconButton(
            icon: Icon(Icons.search),
            onPressed: () {
              // Handle search action
            },
          ),
          IconButton(
            icon: Icon(Icons.settings),
            onPressed: () {
              // Handle settings action
            },
          ),
        ],
      )
    

4. backgroundColor (Color):

  • The background color of the app bar.

  • Example:

      AppBar(
        title: Text('My App'),
        backgroundColor: Colors.blue,
      )
    

5. elevation (double):

  • The elevation of the app bar, controlling the shadow below it.

  • Example:

      AppBar(
        title: Text('My App'),
        elevation: 4.0,
      )
    

6. brightness (Brightness):

  • The brightness of the app bar, affecting the color of the text and icons.

  • Example:

      AppBar(
        title: Text('My App'),
        brightness: Brightness.dark,
      )
    

7. centerTitle (bool):

  • If true, the title is centered within the app bar.

  • Example:

      AppBar(
        title: Text('My App'),
        centerTitle: true,
      )
    

These are some of the commonly used properties of the AppBar widget in Flutter. Depending on your app's design and requirements, you may customize additional properties such as iconTheme, textTheme, automaticallyImplyLeading, and more. Always refer to the Flutter documentation for the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on widget properties: AppBar class - Flutter.

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