how to create the tab bar without app bar in flutter? - flutter

Question

I wish to add the tab app instead of app bar on my home screen. How to create it. Currently, my tab bar added at the bottom of app bar and I have removed the title and elevation. At the same time, I can't say appBar: null as I need some space on the top of the tab bar.
Widget HomeTap = new Scaffold(
appBar: new AppBar(
bottom: new TabBar(
indicatorColor: Colors.pinkAccent[100],
labelColor: Colors.pinkAccent[100],
indicatorWeight: 0.5,
unselectedLabelColor: Colors.grey[400],
tabs: [
new Tab(text: 'Album',),
new Tab(text: 'Artist'),
new Tab(text: 'Playlist'),
new Tab(text: 'Songs'),
new Tab(icon: new Icon(Icons.search))
]),
title: null,
elevation: 0.0,
),
body: new TabBarView(
children: [
new Center(
child: new AlbumWidget(),
),
new Container(),
new Container(),
new Container(),
new Container(),
],
),
);

Answer 1

Flutter works with composition. You can pretty much replace any widget with something else. They are not limited to one specific child.
So you can simply do
new Scaffold(
appBar: new TabBar(
...
),
...
)
The only requirement is for your widget to be of the right interface.
Scaffold requires as appBar a PreferredSizeWidget.
Fortunately, TabBar is already a PreferredSizeWidget by default. So no change needed

Answer 2

#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: DefaultTabController(
length: 3,
child: Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('Tabs Demo'),
),
body:
Column(
children: <Widget>[
TabBar(
tabs: [
Tab(icon: Icon(Icons.directions_car)),
Tab(icon: Icon(Icons.directions_transit)),
Tab(icon: Icon(Icons.directions_bike)),
],
),
Expanded(
flex: 1,
child: TabBarView(
children: [
Icon(Icons.directions_car),
Icon(Icons.directions_transit),
Icon(Icons.directions_bike),
],
),
)
],
)
),
),
);
this worked for me

Answer 3

Tried flexibleSpace?
return DefaultTabController(
length: 3,
child: Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
flexibleSpace: new Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.end,
children: <Widget>[
TabBar(
tabs: [
Tab(text: "Pending"),
Tab(text: "Delivered"),
Tab(text: "Rejected"),
],
)
],
),
),
body: TabBarView(
children: [
PendingOrders(),
DeliveredOrders(),
RejectedOrders(),
],
),
),
);