flutter reset form key when with Navigator context change - forms

Question

New to flutter, so maybe quoting the question in a misleading way. Please correct if so.
I have a flutter form that I want to reset when a button (not the InkWell) is pressed. Something like this
Form(
key: formKey,
child: Column(
children: <Widget>[
TextFormField( ),
SizedBox(height: 15),
TextFormField( ),
SizedBox(height: 15),
DateTimePicker( ),
SizedBox(height: 15),
InkWell(
onTap: () {
// navigate to another page, leaving the form as it is,
Navigator.push(
context,
MaterialPageRoute(
builder: (context) => SharePage( ),
),
);
}
},
child: Container(...)
),
TextButton(
child : Text('Reset Form'),
onpressed : (){
//doesn't reset the form when the InkWell above is used to navigate to another page and back
formKey.currentState.reset()
}
)
],
),
),
It works normally when the formKey.currentState.reset is called. But when I press the InkWell to go to the SharePage and come back from there, the reset method of the formKey.currentState doesn't resets the form to its initial state, instead it resets the form to the state it was just before going to the SharePage. How do I reset the form to the complete initial state even after coming from the SharePage?

Answer 1

did you try to update
InkWell(
onTap: () {
Navigator.push(
context,
MaterialPageRoute(
builder: (context) => SharePage( ),
),
);
}
},
child: Container(...)
),
to be like so,
InkWell(
onTap: () {
/// add following line
formKey.reset
Navigator.push(
context,
MaterialPageRoute(
builder: (context) => SharePage( ),
),
);
}
},
child: Container(...)
),
--UPDATE--
to use resetting functionality from anywhere on the screen
TextButton(
child : Text('Reset Form'),
onPressed: () {
formKey.currentState.reset();
},)