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I am using flutter to design UI with sidebar navigation, which will be collapsed (icon only) by default and show the labels when expanded.

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When the sidebar is expanded, it flickers an error

A RenderFlex overflowed by 4.3 pixels on the right.

Here is the code used for the sidebar

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

import '../constants/colors.dart';
import 'button.dart';


class Sidebar extends StatefulWidget {
  final bool showSidebar;

  /// If [showSidebar] true, sidebar will be display in expanded mode.
  /// Default is collapsed.
  const Sidebar({
    Key? key,
    this.showSidebar = false
  }) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<Sidebar> createState() => _SidebarState();
}

class _SidebarState extends State<Sidebar> {
  late bool _showSidebar;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    setState(() {
      _showSidebar = widget.showSidebar;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return
      AnimatedContainer(
        duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
        width: widget.showSidebar ? 200 : 60,
        decoration: BoxDecoration(
            color: ThemeColors.primary,
            borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(10))
        ),
        onEnd: () {
          setState(() {
            _showSidebar = widget.showSidebar;
            print(_showSidebar);
          });
        },
        child: Padding(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 15),
          child: Column(

            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
            children: [
              Button(
                onPressed: () {},
                type: ButtonType.transparent,
                icon: Icons.home,
                label: 'Home',
                iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
              ),
              Column(
                children: [
                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.person_2_outlined,
                    label: 'Profile',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),

                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.chat,
                    label: 'Chat',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),

                  Padding(
                    padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 15),
                    child: Divider(color: ThemeColors.primaryText,),
                  ),

                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.show_chart,
                    label: 'Chart',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),

                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.pie_chart,
                    label: 'Pie Chart',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),

                ],
              ),

              Button(
                icon: Icons.settings,
                label: 'Settings',
                type: ButtonType.transparent,
                iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                onPressed: () {},
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      );
  }
}

and button.dart


/// Support button theme
enum ButtonType {
  success,
  primary,
  secondary,
  danger,
  transparent
}


class Button extends StatelessWidget {
  final VoidCallback onPressed;
  final String? label;
  final IconData? icon;
  final ButtonType? type;
  final bool? iconOnly;

  /// Creates a new button widget.
  ///
  /// The [onPressed] callback must not be null.
  ///
  /// If [iconOnly] is true, the button will display only an icon.
  ///
  /// If [type] is not specified, the primary button type will be used.
  const Button({
    Key? key,
    required this.onPressed,
    this.label,
    this.icon,
    this.iconOnly = false,
    this.type = ButtonType.primary
  }) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return iconOnly! ?
        IconButton(
            onPressed: onPressed,
            icon: Icon(icon!, color: _getTextColor(),),
    ) : ElevatedButton(
        onPressed: onPressed,
        style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
          backgroundColor: _getColor(),
          foregroundColor: _getTextColor(),
          elevation: _getColor() == Colors.transparent ? 0 : 2,
          shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
            borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10)
          )
        ),
          child: Padding(
            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12.0),
            child: Row(
              children: [
                if (icon != null)
                  Icon(icon!, color: _getTextColor(),),
                if (label != null)
                  const SizedBox(width: 8,),
                  Text(label!, style: TextStyle(color: _getTextColor()),),
              ],
            ),
          ),
    );
  }

  /// Get color by button type
  _getColor() {
    switch (type) {
      case ButtonType.success:
        return ThemeColors.success;
      case ButtonType.primary:
        return ThemeColors.primary;
      case ButtonType.secondary:
        return ThemeColors.secondary;
      case ButtonType.danger:
        return ThemeColors.danger;
      case ButtonType.transparent:
        return Colors.transparent;
      default:
        return ThemeColors.primary;
    }
  }

  _getTextColor() {
    switch (type) {
      case ButtonType.success:
        return ThemeColors.white;
      case ButtonType.primary:
        return ThemeColors.primaryText;
      case ButtonType.secondary:
        return ThemeColors.white;
      case ButtonType.danger:
        return ThemeColors.white;
      case ButtonType.transparent:
        return ThemeColors.primaryText;
      default:
        return ThemeColors.primaryText;
    }
  }
}

2

Answers


  1. Some Text widgets in the Button class are overflowed during the Sidebar animation. You should set its overflow property for them in your Button class.

                    if (label != null)
                      const SizedBox(width: 8,),
                      Text(label!, style: TextStyle(color: _getTextColor()),
                           overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,),
    

    Hope this helps.

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  2. The problem here is the size of sidebar is provided (200 or 60). You should try to avoid that.

    I have come up with some solution using AnimatedSwitcher.

    import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
    
    void main() => runApp(const MyApp());
    
    class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
      const MyApp({super.key});
    
      @override
      Widget build(BuildContext context) {
        return MaterialApp(
          theme: ThemeData(useMaterial3: true),
          home: const Example(),
        );
      }
    }
    
    class Example extends StatefulWidget {
      const Example({super.key});
    
      @override
      State<Example> createState() => _ExampleState();
    }
    
    class _ExampleState extends State<Example> {
      bool showSideBar = true;
      @override
      Widget build(BuildContext context) {
        return Scaffold(
          appBar: AppBar(
            title: const Text('Collapsible Sidebar'),
          ),
          body: Row(
            children: [
              AnimatedSwitcher(
                duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
                transitionBuilder: (child, animation) {
                  return SizeTransition(
                    key: ValueKey<Key?>(child.key),
                    sizeFactor: animation,
                    axis: Axis.horizontal,
                    axisAlignment: -1.0,
                    child: child,
                  );
                },
                switchInCurve: Curves.linear,
                switchOutCurve: Curves.linear,
                layoutBuilder: (currentChild, previousChildren) {
                  return Stack(
                    alignment: Alignment.centerLeft,
                    children: <Widget>[
                      ...previousChildren,
                      if (currentChild != null) currentChild,
                    ],
                  );
                },
                child: Sidebar(
                  key: ValueKey(showSideBar),
                  showSidebar: showSideBar,
                ),
              ),
              Expanded(
                child: ListView.builder(
                  itemBuilder: (_, __) {
                    return const Padding(
                      padding: EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                      child: ListTile(
                        shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
                            side: BorderSide(color: Colors.lime),
                            borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(40))),
                      ),
                    );
                  },
                  itemCount: 20,
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),
          floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
            onPressed: () {
              setState(() {
                showSideBar = !showSideBar;
              });
            },
            child: const Icon(Icons.menu),
          ),
        );
      }
    }
    
    class Sidebar extends StatelessWidget {
      final bool _showSidebar;
      const Sidebar({
        Key? key,
        required bool showSidebar,
      })  : _showSidebar = showSidebar,
            super(key: key);
      @override
      Widget build(BuildContext context) {
        return Container(
          decoration: BoxDecoration(
              color: ThemeColors.primary,
              borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(10))),
          padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 15),
          child: Column(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
            children: [
              Button(
                onPressed: () {},
                type: ButtonType.transparent,
                icon: Icons.home,
                label: 'Home',
                iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
              ),
              Column(
                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                children: [
                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.person_2_outlined,
                    label: 'Profile',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),
                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.chat,
                    label: 'Chat',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),
                  Padding(
                    padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 15),
                    child: Divider(
                      color: ThemeColors.primaryText,
                    ),
                  ),
                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.show_chart,
                    label: 'Chart',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),
                  Button(
                    icon: Icons.pie_chart,
                    label: 'Pie Chart',
                    type: ButtonType.transparent,
                    iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                    onPressed: () {},
                  ),
                ],
              ),
              Button(
                icon: Icons.settings,
                label: 'Settings',
                type: ButtonType.transparent,
                iconOnly: !_showSidebar,
                onPressed: () {},
              ),
            ],
          ),
        );
      }
    }
    
    class ThemeColors {
      static var primary = Colors.lime;
    
      static var primaryText = Colors.black;
    
      static var success = Colors.green;
    
      static var secondary = Colors.pink;
    
      static var danger = Colors.red;
    
      static var white = Colors.white;
    }
    
    /// Support button theme
    enum ButtonType { success, primary, secondary, danger, transparent }
    
    class Button extends StatelessWidget {
      final VoidCallback onPressed;
      final String? label;
      final IconData? icon;
      final ButtonType? type;
      final bool? iconOnly;
    
      /// Creates a new button widget.
      ///
      /// The [onPressed] callback must not be null.
      ///
      /// If [iconOnly] is true, the button will display only an icon.
      ///
      /// If [type] is not specified, the primary button type will be used.
      const Button(
          {Key? key,
          required this.onPressed,
          this.label,
          this.icon,
          this.iconOnly = false,
          this.type = ButtonType.primary})
          : super(key: key);
    
      @override
      Widget build(BuildContext context) {
        return ElevatedButton(
          onPressed: onPressed,
          style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
              backgroundColor: _getColor(),
              padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 12.0, horizontal: 20),
              foregroundColor: _getTextColor(),
              elevation: _getColor() == Colors.transparent ? 0 : 2,
              alignment: Alignment.centerLeft,
              shape:
                  RoundedRectangleBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10))),
          child: Row(
            mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
            children: [
              if (icon != null)
                Icon(
                  icon!,
                  color: _getTextColor(),
                ),
              if (label != null && iconOnly == false)
                const SizedBox(
                  width: 8,
                ),
              if (label != null && iconOnly == false)
                Flexible(
                  child: Text(
                    label!,
                    style: TextStyle(color: _getTextColor()),
                    softWrap: false,
                  ),
                ),
            ],
          ),
        );
      }
    
      /// Get color by button type
      _getColor() {
        switch (type) {
          case ButtonType.success:
            return ThemeColors.success;
          case ButtonType.primary:
            return ThemeColors.primary;
          case ButtonType.secondary:
            return ThemeColors.secondary;
          case ButtonType.danger:
            return ThemeColors.danger;
          case ButtonType.transparent:
            return Colors.transparent;
          default:
            return ThemeColors.primary;
        }
      }
    
      _getTextColor() {
        switch (type) {
          case ButtonType.success:
            return ThemeColors.white;
          case ButtonType.primary:
            return ThemeColors.primaryText;
          case ButtonType.secondary:
            return ThemeColors.white;
          case ButtonType.danger:
            return ThemeColors.white;
          case ButtonType.transparent:
            return ThemeColors.primaryText;
          default:
            return ThemeColors.primaryText;
        }
      }
    }
    
    

    Output:
    https://youtube.com/shorts/OFzCJy7jwIc?feature=share

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