Flutter: Autocomplete Widget

Introduction

• Problem: Typing is tedious, use autocomplete to finish user input
• Solution: Utilize Flutter's autocomplete widget for an efficient solution

Overview of Autocomplete Widget

• Purpose: Provides an off-the-shelf autocomplete experience
• Replacement: Swap the text input widget with the autocomplete widget

Key Parameters and Callbacks

optionsBuilder

• Function: Takes the latest text editing value
• Returns: An iterable of matches (strings or custom types)
• Usage: Provide options based on user input

displayStringForOption

• Function: Turns custom types into strings
• Purpose: Controls how options are displayed

optionsViewBuilder

• Purpose: Controls how displayed matches look
• Usage: Customize appearance of suggestions

onSelected

• Purpose: Detects when a user taps a match

fieldViewBuilder

• Purpose: Maintain full control over the text input appearance
• Usage: Customize the text input to match original style

Additional Information

• For more widgets and detailed information, visit flutter.dev