Flutter - Using Borders with TabBar Indicator

Texv
August 17, 2023
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2 Answers

I cannot shape my TabBar Indicator with BorderRadius and BorderSide at the same time.

I get the error "A borderRadius can only be given for uniform borders" similarly to the question raised here but I still cannot find a solution to it. Having different color without a radius or using the same color with a different radius does not fix the issue.

This is how my indicator looks like when I add a borderSide:

And this is how my indicator looks like when I add a borderRadius

I want a solution where I can combine both of them. Apparently a Container Widget cannot be added. The indicator is only accepting BoxDecoration.

TabBar(
        indicator: BoxDecoration(
          gradient: LinearGradient(
            begin: Alignment.topCenter,
            end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
            colors: [
              Theme.of(context).primaryColorLight.withOpacity(0.8),
              Theme.of(context).primaryColorLight.withOpacity(0.8),
              Theme.of(context).canvasColor.withOpacity(0.8),
            ],
          ),
          
           borderRadius: 
           const BorderRadius.only(
             topRight: Radius.circular(100.0),
             topLeft: Radius.circular(100.0),
             bottomLeft: Radius.zero,
             bottomRight: Radius.circular(-100),
           ),
          
          border: const Border(
            top: BorderSide(
                color: Color(0xFF2695F8),
                width: 4,
                style: BorderStyle.solid,
            ),
            left: BorderSide(
                color: Color(0xFF2695F8),
                width: 4,
                style: BorderStyle.solid,
            ),
            right: BorderSide(
                color: Color(0xFF2695F8),
                width: 4,
                style: BorderStyle.solid,
            ),
            bottom: BorderSide(
                color: Colors.transparent,
                width: 4,
            ),
          ),
        ),
        tabs: [
          for (int i = 0; i < widget.tabTitles.length; i++)
               Tab(
                child: Text(
                        widget.tabTitles[i],
                        maxLines: null,
                        overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                        textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                        //style: kTSMainBody(context),
                      ))]),

You can find the full code snippet here: https://dartpad.dartlang.org/?id=6a7ffa5b89475e984a5dd9ed31ea31aa

What I also tried:

class CustomTabIndicator extends Decoration {
  @override
  BoxPainter createBoxPainter([VoidCallback? onChanged]) {
    return _CustomPainter(this);}}

class _CustomPainter extends BoxPainter {
  final CustomTabIndicator decoration;

  _CustomPainter(this.decoration);

  @override
  void paint(Canvas canvas, Offset offset, ImageConfiguration configuration) {
    final Rect rect = offset & configuration.size!;
    final Paint paint = Paint()
      ..color = const Color(0xFF2695F8) 
      ..style = PaintingStyle.stroke
      ..strokeWidth = 1.0; 

    // final RRect rrect = RRect.fromRectAndCorners(
    //   rect,
    //   topRight: const Radius.circular(100.0),
    //   topLeft: const Radius.circular(40),
    //   bottomLeft: Radius.zero,
    //   bottomRight: const Radius.circular(100),
    // );

    // Draw the custom border using the paint and rrect
    // canvas.drawRRect(rrect, paint);

    // final Path path = Path()
    //   ..moveTo(rect.left, rect.bottom)
    //   ..lineTo(rect.left, rect.top + 40.0) 
    //   ..arcTo(
    //       Rect.fromLTWH(rect.left, rect.top, 80.0, 80.0), -pi, -pi / 2, false)
    //   ..lineTo(rect.right - 100.0, rect.top) 
    //   ..arcTo(Rect.fromLTWH(rect.right - 200.0, rect.top, 200.0, 200.0),
    //       -pi / 2, pi / 2, false)
    //   ..lineTo(rect.right, rect.bottom); 
    // canvas.drawPath(path, paint);
  }
}

See full error message:

     ══╡ EXCEPTION CAUGHT BY RENDERING LIBRARY
     ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     The following assertion was thrown during paint():
     A borderRadius can only be given for a uniform Border.
     The following is not uniform:
     BorderSide.color
     BorderSide.width
     
     The relevant error-causing widget was:
       TabBar      TabBar:file:///Users...etc.
       0:14
    
     When the exception was thrown, this was the stack:
     #0      Border.paint.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/painting/box_border.dart:550:9)
     #1      Border.paint (package:flutter/src/painting/box_border.dart:560:6)
     #2      _BoxDecorationPainter.paint (package:flutter/src/painting/box_decoration.dart:499:25)
     #3      _IndicatorPainter.paint (package:flutter/src/material/tabs.dart:445:15)
     #4      RenderCustomPaint._paintWithPainter
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/custom_paint.dart:571:13)
     #5      RenderCustomPaint.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/custom_paint.dart:613:7)
     #6      RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #7      PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #8      RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #9      RenderDecoratedBox.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:2383:11)
     #10     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #11     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #12     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #13     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #14     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #15     RenderBoxContainerDefaultsMixin.defaultPaint
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/box.dart:2924:15)
     #16     RenderFlex.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/flex.dart:1089:7)
     #17     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #18     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #19     RenderShiftedBox.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/shifted_box.dart:74:15)
     #20     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #21     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #22     RenderShiftedBox.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/shifted_box.dart:74:15)
     #23     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #24     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #25     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #26     _RenderInkFeatures.paint (package:flutter/src/material/material.dart:653:11)
     #27     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #28     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #29     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #30     RenderCustomPaint.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/custom_paint.dart:616:11)
     #31     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #32     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #33     RenderClipPath.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:1852:17)
     #34     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #35     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #36     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #37     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #38     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #39     RenderBoxContainerDefaultsMixin.defaultPaint
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/box.dart:2924:15)
     #40     RenderStack.paintStack (package:flutter/src/rendering/stack.dart:654:5)
     #41     RenderStack.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/stack.dart:670:7)
     #42     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #43     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #44     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #45     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #46     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #47     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #48     _RenderInkFeatures.paint (package:flutter/src/material/material.dart:653:11)
     #49     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #50     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #51     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #52     RenderPhysicalModel.paint.<anonymous closure>
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:2110:15)
     #53     PaintingContext.pushClipRRect (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:564:14)
     #54     RenderPhysicalModel.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:2097:21)
     #55     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #56     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #57     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #58     PaintingContext.pushLayer (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:474:12)
     #59     RenderAnnotatedRegion.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:5118:13)
     #60     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #61     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #62     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #63     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #64     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #65     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #66     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #67     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #68     RenderBoxContainerDefaultsMixin.defaultPaint
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/box.dart:2924:15)
     #69     RenderCustomMultiChildLayoutBox.paint
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/custom_layout.dart:415:5)
     #70     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #71     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #72     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #73     _RenderInkFeatures.paint (package:flutter/src/material/material.dart:653:11)
     #74     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #75     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #76     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #77     RenderPhysicalModel.paint.<anonymous closure>
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:2110:15)
     #78     PaintingContext.pushClipRRect (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:564:14)
     #79     RenderPhysicalModel.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:2097:21)
     #80     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #81     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #82     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #83     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #84     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #85     RenderBoxContainerDefaultsMixin.defaultPaint
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/box.dart:2924:15)
     #86     RenderStack.paintStack (package:flutter/src/rendering/stack.dart:654:5)
     #87     RenderStack.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/stack.dart:670:7)
     #88     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #89     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #90     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #91     RenderDecoratedBox.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:2383:11)
     #92     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #93     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #94     RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #95     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #96     PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #97     RenderBoxContainerDefaultsMixin.defaultPaint
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/box.dart:2924:15)
     #98     RenderFlex.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/flex.dart:1089:7)
     #99     RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #100    PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #101    RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #102    RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #103    PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #104    RenderProxyBoxMixin.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:144:15)
     #105    PaintingContext.pushLayer (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:474:12)
     #106    PaintingContext.pushOpacity (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:707:5)
     #107    RenderOpacity.paint (package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart:959:21)
     #108    RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #109    PaintingContext.paintChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:253:13)
     #110    _RenderSingleChildViewport.paint.paintContents
     (package:flutter/src/widgets/single_child_scroll_view.dart:547:17)
     #111    PaintingContext.pushLayer (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:474:12)
     #112    PaintingContext.pushClipRect (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:534:7)
     #113    _RenderSingleChildViewport.paint
     (package:flutter/src/widgets/single_child_scroll_view.dart:551:40)
     #114    RenderObject._paintWithContext (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:2853:7)
     #115    PaintingContext._repaintCompositedChild
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:169:11)
     #116    PaintingContext.repaintCompositedChild (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:112:5)
     #117    PipelineOwner.flushPaint (package:flutter/src/rendering/object.dart:1137:31)
     #118    RendererBinding.drawFrame (package:flutter/src/rendering/binding.dart:518:19)
     #119    WidgetsBinding.drawFrame (package:flutter/src/widgets/binding.dart:865:13)
     #120    RendererBinding._handlePersistentFrameCallback
     (package:flutter/src/rendering/binding.dart:381:5)
     #121    SchedulerBinding._invokeFrameCallback
     (package:flutter/src/scheduler/binding.dart:1289:15)
     #122    SchedulerBinding.handleDrawFrame (package:flutter/src/scheduler/binding.dart:1218:9)
     #123    SchedulerBinding._handleDrawFrame (package:flutter/src/scheduler/binding.dart:1076:5)
     #124    _invoke (dart:ui/hooks.dart:145:13)
     #125    PlatformDispatcher._drawFrame (dart:ui/platform_dispatcher.dart:338:5)
     #126    _drawFrame (dart:ui/hooks.dart:112:31)
     
     The following RenderObject was being processed when the exception was fired:
     RenderCustomPaint#3fbf2 relayoutBoundary=up21:
       creator: CustomPaint ← TabBar ← DecoratedBox ← ConstrainedBox ← Container ← CustomTabBar ←
         PreferredSize ← Column ← MediaQuery ← Padding ← SafeArea ← Align ← ⋯
       parentData: <none> (can use size)
       constraints: BoxConstraints(0.0<=w<=375.0, h=52.0)
       size: Size(375.0, 52.0)
       painter: _IndicatorPainter#720cb(AnimationController#93cec(▶ 0.000; paused))
     This RenderObject had the following descendants (showing up to depth 5):
         child: _TabLabelBarRenderer#bc4e8 relayoutBoundary=up22 NEEDS-PAINT
           child 1: RenderSemanticsAnnotations#1b1e2 relayoutBoundary=up23 NEEDS-PAINT
             child: RenderMouseRegion#20cac relayoutBoundary=up24 NEEDS-PAINT
               child: RenderSemanticsAnnotations#6d346 relayoutBoundary=up25 NEEDS-PAINT
                 child: RenderPointerListener#cec33 relayoutBoundary=up26 NEEDS-PAINT
           child 2: RenderSemanticsAnnotations#9dba8 relayoutBoundary=up23 NEEDS-PAINT
             child: RenderMouseRegion#70120 relayoutBoundary=up24 NEEDS-PAINT
               child: RenderSemanticsAnnotations#634bd relayoutBoundary=up25 NEEDS-PAINT
                 child: RenderPointerListener#4b615 relayoutBoundary=up26 NEEDS-PAINT
           child 3: RenderSemanticsAnnotations#8fe1b relayoutBoundary=up23 NEEDS-PAINT
             child: RenderMouseRegion#3b987 relayoutBoundary=up24 NEEDS-PAINT
               child: RenderSemanticsAnnotations#aff03 relayoutBoundary=up25 NEEDS-PAINT
                 child: RenderPointerListener#ea8a1 relayoutBoundary=up26 NEEDS-PAINT
     ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     ════
     
     Another exception was thrown: A borderRadius can only be given for a uniform Border.
     
     Another exception was thrown: A borderRadius can only be given for a uniform Border.
     
     Another exception was thrown: A borderRadius can only be given for a uniform Border.
     
     Another exception was thrown: A borderRadius can only be given for a uniform Border.
     
     Another exception was thrown: A borderRadius can only be given for a uniform Border.

Tags: flutter

Answers

You need to use the Border.all() to set a uniform border style.
So do set the border like this:

border: Border.all(
    color: const Color(0xFF2695F8),
    width: 4,
    style: BorderStyle.solid,
),

Finally your TabBar code shold be:

TabBar(
            indicator: BoxDecoration(
              gradient: LinearGradient(
                begin: Alignment.topCenter,
                end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
                colors: [
                  Theme.of(context).primaryColorLight.withOpacity(0.8),
                  Theme.of(context).primaryColorLight.withOpacity(0.8),
                  Theme.of(context).canvasColor.withOpacity(0.8),
                ],
              ),
              borderRadius: const BorderRadius.only(
                topRight: Radius.circular(100.0),
                topLeft: Radius.circular(100.0),
                bottomLeft: Radius.zero,
                bottomRight: Radius.circular(-100),
              ),
              border: Border.all(
                color: const Color(0xFF2695F8),
                width: 4,
                style: BorderStyle.solid,
              ),
            ),
            tabs: [
              for (int i = 0; i < widget.tabTitles.length; i++)
                Tab(
                  child: Text(
                    widget.tabTitles[i],
                    maxLines: null,
                    overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                    textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                    //style: kTSMainBody(context),
                  ),
                ),
            ],
          )

It’s a little bit challenging… By the way, try this solution. Update your CustomTabBar widget and customize the border as you want.

    class CustomTabBar extends StatelessWidget implements PreferredSizeWidget {
  final List<String> tabTitles;
  final TabController controller;

  const CustomTabBar({required this.tabTitles, required this.controller});

  @override
  Size get preferredSize => Size.fromHeight(52);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      height: preferredSize.height,
      child: Stack(
        children: [
          TabBar(
            controller: controller,
            indicator: ShapeDecoration(
              shape: ContinuousRectangleBorder(
                borderRadius: BorderRadius.vertical(
                  top: Radius.circular(16), // Adjust the radius as needed
                ),
              ),
              gradient: LinearGradient(
                begin: Alignment.topCenter,
                end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
                colors: [
                  Theme.of(context).primaryColorLight.withOpacity(0.8),
                  Theme.of(context).primaryColorLight.withOpacity(0.8),
                  Theme.of(context).canvasColor.withOpacity(0.8),
                ],
              ),
            ),
            tabs: [
              for (int i = 0; i < tabTitles.length; i++)
                Tab(
                  child: Text(
                    tabTitles[i],
                    maxLines: null,
                    overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                    textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                  ),
                ),
            ],
          ),
          Align(
            alignment: Alignment.bottomCenter,
            child: Container(
              height: 4,
              color: Color(0xFF2695F8), // Change the color as needed
            ),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

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