How to refactor / extract bottom nav bar from Scaffold? - flutter

Question

How do I extract BottomNavigationBar widget from the Flutter's example, please? The problematic part for me is the _onItemTapped function that needs to be used in the BottomNavigationBar as well as in the Scaffold
This is Flutter's BottomNavigationBar example:
/// Flutter code sample for BottomNavigationBar
// This example shows a [BottomNavigationBar] as it is used within a [Scaffold]
// widget. The [BottomNavigationBar] has three [BottomNavigationBarItem]
// widgets and the [currentIndex] is set to index 0. The selected item is
// amber. The `_onItemTapped` function changes the selected item's index
// and displays a corresponding message in the center of the [Scaffold].
//
// ![A scaffold with a bottom navigation bar containing three bottom navigation
// bar items. The first one is selected.](https://flutter.github.io/assets-for-api-docs/assets/material/bottom_navigation_bar.png)
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
/// This is the main application widget.
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
static const String _title = 'Flutter Code Sample';
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: _title,
home: MyStatefulWidget(),
);
}
}
/// This is the stateful widget that the main application instantiates.
class MyStatefulWidget extends StatefulWidget {
MyStatefulWidget({Key key}) : super(key: key);
#override
_MyStatefulWidgetState createState() => _MyStatefulWidgetState();
}
/// This is the private State class that goes with MyStatefulWidget.
class _MyStatefulWidgetState extends State<MyStatefulWidget> {
int _selectedIndex = 0;
static const TextStyle optionStyle =
TextStyle(fontSize: 30, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold);
static const List<Widget> _widgetOptions = <Widget>[
Text(
'Index 0: Home',
style: optionStyle,
),
Text(
'Index 1: Business',
style: optionStyle,
),
Text(
'Index 2: School',
style: optionStyle,
),
];
void _onItemTapped(int index) {
setState(() {
_selectedIndex = index;
});
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: const Text('BottomNavigationBar Sample'),
),
body: Center(
child: _widgetOptions.elementAt(_selectedIndex),
),
bottomNavigationBar: BottomNavigationBar(
items: const <BottomNavigationBarItem>[
BottomNavigationBarItem(
icon: Icon(Icons.home),
label: 'Home',
),
BottomNavigationBarItem(
icon: Icon(Icons.business),
label: 'Business',
),
BottomNavigationBarItem(
icon: Icon(Icons.school),
label: 'School',
),
],
currentIndex: _selectedIndex,
selectedItemColor: Colors.amber[800],
onTap: _onItemTapped,
),
);
}
}

Answer 1

You can extract the BottomNavigationBar as a widget & handle the _onItemTapped as a callback as shown below:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
/// This is the main application widget.
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
static const String _title = 'Flutter Code Sample';
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: _title,
home: MyStatefulWidget(),
);
}
}
/// This is the stateful widget that the main application instantiates.
class MyStatefulWidget extends StatefulWidget {
MyStatefulWidget({Key key}) : super(key: key);
#override
_MyStatefulWidgetState createState() => _MyStatefulWidgetState();
}
/// This is the private State class that goes with MyStatefulWidget.
class _MyStatefulWidgetState extends State<MyStatefulWidget> {
int _selectedIndex = 0;
static const TextStyle optionStyle =
TextStyle(fontSize: 30, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold);
static const List<Widget> _widgetOptions = <Widget>[
Text(
'Index 0: Home',
style: optionStyle,
),
Text(
'Index 1: Business',
style: optionStyle,
),
Text(
'Index 2: School',
style: optionStyle,
),
];
void _onItemTapped(int index) {
setState(() {
_selectedIndex = index;
});
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: const Text('BottomNavigationBar Sample'),
),
body: Center(
child: _widgetOptions.elementAt(_selectedIndex),
),
bottomNavigationBar: CustomBottomNavigation(
selectedIndex: _selectedIndex,
onTap: _onItemTapped,
),
);
}
}
Create another file called custom_bottom_navigation.dart with the following code:
class CustomBottomNavigation extends StatelessWidget {
const CustomBottomNavigation({this.selectedIndex = 0, this.onTap});
final int selectedIndex;
final void Function(int) onTap;
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return BottomNavigationBar(
items: const <BottomNavigationBarItem>[
BottomNavigationBarItem(
icon: Icon(Icons.home),
label: 'Home',
),
BottomNavigationBarItem(
icon: Icon(Icons.business),
label: 'Business',
),
BottomNavigationBarItem(
icon: Icon(Icons.school),
label: 'School',
),
],
currentIndex: selectedIndex,
selectedItemColor: Colors.amber[800],
onTap: onTap,
);
}
}
This way your code will be refactored into two simple widgets.