Flutter UI #15: Fun with Searchable DropdownList in Flutter


Tutorial and code of searchable dropdown list in flutter. Copy and paste the below code as per your requirements.

dropdown_search: ^0.4.8
import 'package:dropdown_search/dropdown_search.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';


void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      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, required this.title}) : super(key: key);
  final String title;
  @override
  _MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  late KeyValueModel selectedValue;
  late String hello;
  TextEditingController v = TextEditingController();
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Center(child: Text(widget.title),),
      ),
      body: SingleChildScrollView(
        child: Center(
          child: Column(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
            children: <Widget>[
              DropdownSearch<KeyValueModel>(
                mode: Mode.DIALOG,
                showSelectedItem:false,
                items: [KeyValueModel(itemId: "01",itemName: "Nilen"),KeyValueModel(itemId: "02",itemName: "Patel"),KeyValueModel(itemId: "02",itemName: "Inc.")],
                itemAsString: (KeyValueModel u) => u.itemName,
                hint: "select",
                onChanged: (value){
                  v.text = value.itemId.toString();
                  print(value.itemId);
                },
                showSearchBox: true,
                filterFn: (instance, filter){
                  if(instance.itemName.contains(filter)){
                    print(filter);
                    return true;
                  }
                  else{
                    return false;
                  }
                },
                popupItemBuilder: (context,KeyValueModel item,bool isSelected){
                  return Container(
                    margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8),
                    decoration: !isSelected
                        ? null
                        : BoxDecoration(
                      border: Border.all(color: Theme.of(context).primaryColor),
                      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(5),
                      color: Colors.white,
                    ),
                    child: Padding(
                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                      child: Text(item.itemName),
                    ),
                  );
                },
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}
class KeyValueModel{
  String itemName;
  String itemId;
  KeyValueModel({required this.itemName,required this.itemId});
}

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