How to listen changes inside TextController? - flutter

Question

I am using GetX. I need to listen changes in TextController. The follow code do not work:
class Controller extends GetxController{
final txtList = TextEditingController().obs;
#override
void onInit() {
debounce(txtList, (_) {
print("debouce$_");
}, time: Duration(seconds: 1));
super.onInit();
}
}
Is does not print nothing when I am changing txtList value from UI. I suppose it's because it does not check text field inside txtList.
How to get it work?

Answer 1

You need to pass an RxInterface into debounce to do this via GetX. Just create an RxString and add a listener to the controller then pass the RxString into debounce.
class Controller extends GetxController {
final txtList = TextEditingController();
RxString controllerText = ''.obs;
#override
void onInit() {
txtList.addListener(() {
controllerText.value = txtList.text;
});
debounce(controllerText, (_) {
print("debouce$_");
}, time: Duration(seconds: 1));
super.onInit();
}
}
Then on any page in the app you can pass in that controller into the textfield and it'll print the value after the user stops typing for 1 second.
class Home extends StatelessWidget {
final controller = Get.put(Controller());
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
body: Center(
child: TextField(controller: controller.txtList), // this will print
),
);
}
}
And if you need that value for anything else it's also always accessible via controller.controllerText.value.

Answer 2

By TextEditingController.text, we can already get changing text input value so it does not need .obs.
To pass parameter for debounce, we should pass value itself : txtList.text. (see here: https://github.com/jonataslaw/getx/blob/master/documentation/en_US/state_management.md)
final txtList = TextEditingController(); // 1. here
#override
void onInit() {
debounce(txtList.text, (_) { // 2. here
print("debouce$_");
}, time: Duration(seconds: 1));
super.onInit();
}
This might work.
=================== added 11/21 ==================
Here's the example. I know the RxString variable seems a duplication for TextEditingController.text, but GetX's debounce function needs RxString type variable as a parameter. I tried to find more elegant way to do this, but I couldn't find anything. Please let me know if somebody knows a better way.
// in controller
late final TextEditingController textController;
final RxString userInput = "".obs;
#override
void onInit() {
super.onInit();
textController = TextEditingController();
userInput.value = textController.text;
textController.addListener(() {
userInput.value = textController.text;
}
);
debounce(userInput, (_) {
print("debouce$_");
}, time: Duration(seconds: 1));
}

Answer 3

check this snippet for example to listen to TextEditingController text change listener
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() async {
runApp(MyApp());
}
class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
#override
_MyAppState createState() => _MyAppState();
}
class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
theme: ThemeData(),
darkTheme: ThemeData.dark(),
home: const HomePage(),
);
}
}
class HomePage extends StatefulWidget {
const HomePage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
#override
State<HomePage> createState() => _HomePageState();
}
class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
final TextEditingController controller = TextEditingController();
#override
void initState() {
super.initState();
controller.addListener(_printLatestValue);
}
void _printLatestValue() {
print('Second text field: ${controller.text}');
}
#override
void dispose() {
controller.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(),
body: TextField(
controller: controller,
),
);
}
}