Flutter GridView Widget.

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June 11, 2023

Flutter GridView Widget: Creating a Grid Layout with Flutter

Flutter provides a powerful feature for creating a grid of widgets called the "GridView" widget. It's ideal for creating a grid layout where the user can see multiple items at once and easily scroll between them. To create a GridView, we need to provide it with a list of widgets that it will display. We can either provide it with a "children" parameter, which is a list of widgets, or we can generate the list of widgets dynamically using the "builder" parameter. Let's take a look at an example of each.

Using the "children" parameter:

GridView.count(
  crossAxisCount: 2,
  children: [
    Container(color: Colors.red),
    Container(color: Colors.blue),
    Container(color: Colors.green),
    Container(color: Colors.yellow),
  ],
);}
In this example, we're creating a GridView with 2 columns using the `crossAxisCount` parameter. We're then providing it with a list of 4 containers, each with a different background color. This will create a grid layout with 2 columns and 2 rows.

Using the "builder" parameter:

GridView.builder(
  itemCount: 10,
  gridDelegate: SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount(crossAxisCount: 3),
  itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
    return Container(color: Colors.purple);
  },
);}
In this example, we're creating a GridView with 3 columns using the `gridDelegate` parameter. We're then generating a list of 10 containers dynamically using the `itemBuilder` parameter. Each container has a background color of purple.

The GridView also allows us to add a number of different scrollable physics options, including a scrollable that snaps from item to item using the "PageScrollPhysics".

GridView.count(
  physics: PageScrollPhysics(),
  crossAxisCount: 2,
  children: [
    // ...
  ],
);}
In this example, we've added the `PageScrollPhysics()` option to create a grid layout that snaps to each item instead of scrolling smoothly. In conclusion, the GridView widget is a powerful tool for creating grid layouts in Flutter. We can either provide a list of widgets using the "children" parameter or generate them dynamically using the "builder" parameter. We can also add different scrollable physics options for unique user experiences.