Flutter DataTable truncates text - flutter

Question

I am writing a flutter app and am trying to insert a DataTable. I am having issues with the text getting truncated though and not overflowing to a new line. It will do 2 lines but not 3 on the device I am on. I tried adding the text in an Expanded widget, but that won't work and throws a 'Incorrect use of ParentDataWidget'. Any way to get really long text to span 3, 4, or 5+ lines? Below is the code.
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
class ClaimTypeTable extends StatelessWidget {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Container(
child: new DataTableWidgetExtract(),
);
}
}
class DataTableWidgetExtract extends StatelessWidget {
const DataTableWidgetExtract({
Key key,
}) : super(key: key);
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return DataTable(
columnSpacing: 10.0,
horizontalMargin: 5,
columns: <DataColumn>[
DataColumn(label: Text('Type')),
DataColumn(label: Text('Description',)),
],
rows: claimTypesList
.map(
(itemRow) => DataRow(
cells: [
DataCell(Text(itemRow.shortName),
showEditIcon: false, placeholder: false, onTap: () {
print('We tapped it - ${itemRow.shortName}');
}),
DataCell(
Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
child: Text(itemRow.description,),
),
showEditIcon: false,
placeholder: false,
),
],
),
)
.toList(),
);
}
}
class ClaimType {
String shortName;
String description;
ClaimType({
this.shortName,
this.description,
});
}
var claimTypesList = <ClaimType>[
ClaimType(
shortName: 'Fire',
description:
'There was a fire. The fire department may or may not have been called, but shit got burnt up.',
),
ClaimType(
shortName: 'Water',
description:
'Water damage. Examples of typical water damage include: burst pipe, broken water heater, or faulty toilet.',
),
ClaimType(
shortName: 'Wind',
description:
'There is non-hurricane wind damage to your residence. If it is related to a hurricane, please select Hurricane as the claim type instead. This one is really long and gets truncated.',
),
ClaimType(
shortName: 'Crime',
description:
'Vandalism, theft, or other criminal behavior that resulted in a loss.'),
];
And here is the image of what it looks like:

Answer 1

Three to four things to apply-
Inside the DataCell widget you need to use a ConstrainedBox. In the ConstrainedBox specify the maxWidth and minWidth to cover the height.
In Datacell widget's child if Text widget give overflow: TextOverflow.visible, softWrap: true,
In DataTable widget give dataRowHeight property.

Answer 2

Data tables are so hard to work with. I just ended up using a listview with dividers.