How to solve for 'text overflow.ellipse' in flutter? - flutter

Question

I am unable to make my text stop extending the screen and overflowing. My code is as follows:
class OrderTileDisplay extends StatelessWidget {
final MenuOrderData orderItem;
final editable;
OrderTileDisplay(this.orderItem, {this.editable = true});
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Column(
crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
children: [
GestureDetector(
onTap: (){},
child: Container(
color: Colors.transparent,
margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4),
child: Row(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
children: [
Row(
children: [
Text(
orderItem.quantity.toString() + 'x',
style: Title16,
),
SizedBox(
width: 8,
),
Text(
orderItem.name, // OVERFLOWS WHEN IT IS A LONGER SENTENCE
style: Title18bold,
overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
),
],
),
Row(
children: [
editable? Icon(Icons.edit, color: Colors.grey[200], size: 20,) : Container(),
SizedBox(width: 8,),
Text("£" + Provider.of<CP>(context).getTotalForItem(orderItem).toStringAsFixed(2),
style: Title18bold,),
],
),
],
),
),
),
Container(... and other stuff)
I have tried putting Text inside a container then Expanded widget but I keep getting errors. Not sure how to solve it.

Answer 1

Try to wrap your Row and Text inside a Flexible:
Flexible( //flexible here
child: Row(
children: [
Text(
orderItem.quantity.toString() + 'x',
style: Title16,
),
SizedBox(
width: 8,
),
Flexible( //and here
child: Text(
orderItem.name, // no more overflow
style: Title18bold,
overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis, //working as expected
),
),
],
),
),
As the documentation states, TextOverflow says how overflowing text should be handled, but it will not work if it's parent don't have a fixed size. In this case, Flexible is been used to restrict the total size of the text to prevent overflow, when it reaches a very large width.