- Make sure to read the contributing guidelines before contributing.
Fork
this repository.Clone
your fork on local machine.- Switch to the
main
branch. - Make a new
branch
, preferably with the feature name. - Checkout to the new branch with
git checkout <new_branch_name>
- Do the desired changes and
commit
them withgit commit -m '<a nice commit message here>'
. Push
the change to your fork on GitHub withgit push origin <your_branch_name>
- Make a
Pull Request
to the master branch in the original repository, i.e. this one.
Note: Make sure you are always up to date with sync and pull upstream. Sync and pull before you start and before you push your work.
There are multiple types of animations which can be implemented in Flutter apps. Deciding which animation is the best for your app depends upon a lot of factors, like whether the animationns is code-based or drawing-based, the life cycle of the animations, etc. To get an idea for the best-suited animations for your app, watch this video from the official Flutter YouTube channel:
Click on this link for the Youtube Video
Fade-in and fade-out animations provide smooth transitions for elements in your Flutter app. These animations involve changing the opacity of an element from invisible to visible (fade-in) or vice versa (fade-out). You can achieve this easily using the AnimatedOpacity
widget.
-
Import Dependencies: Import the necessary Flutter libraries.
-
Create an
AnimatedOpacity
Widget: Wrap the widget you want to animate withAnimatedOpacity
.
AnimatedOpacity(
opacity: _opacity, // Set opacity value.
duration: Duration(seconds: 1), // Set animation duration.
child: YourWidgetToAnimate(),
)
-
Trigger the Animation: Update the
_opacity
value within asetState
call to trigger the fade-in or fade-out animation. -
Customize the Animation: Adjust the
duration
property to control how long the animation takes to complete.
With AnimatedOpacity
, you can easily add elegant fade-in and fade-out animations to your Flutter app elements, enhancing the user experience.
Interpolation in flutter refers to gradually changing dimensions of a particular element appearing on your app display. Using interpolation, you can add special effects on buttons, icons, etc. and make them touch responsive to enhance the user experience. You can achieve interpolation using AnimatedContainer
class.
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Import Dependencies: Import the necessary Flutter libraries and packages.
-
Create an
AnimatedContainer
Widget: Use the AnimatedContainer widget as the child of the necessary parent widget. Specify the initial and updated dimensions for the widget and specify other properties like colors, etc. -
Trigger the Animation: Update the
selected
property value to!selected
under thesetState()
method.
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return GestureDetector(
onTap: () {
setState(() {
selected = !selected;
});
},
child: Center(
child: AnimatedContainer(
width: selected ? 200.0 : 100.0,
height: selected ? 100.0 : 200.0,
color: selected ? Colors.red : Colors.blue,
alignment:
selected ? Alignment.center : AlignmentDirectional.topCenter,
duration: const Duration(seconds: 2),
curve: Curves.fastOutSlowIn,
child: const FlutterLogo(size: 75),
),
),
);
}
- Customize the animation: You can change the
Duration
value in seconds to speed up or slow down your animation. Along with that there are other properties like alignment, constraints, decoration, padding, margin, etc. which allow you to tinker your animations according gto your specific needs. For more info on AnimatedContainer, visithttps://api.flutter.dev/flutter/widgets/AnimatedContainer-class.html
.
Shimmer animations in Flutter are a popular way to add subtle, eye-catching visual effects to your user interface. They simulate a shimmering or sparkling effect, often used to indicate that content is loading or to draw attention to specific elements in your app. Flutter provides a simple and effective way to implement shimmer animations using various packages, with one of the most widely used being the "shimmer" package.
Here's a brief guide on how to create shimmer animations in Flutter:
-
Install the Shimmer Package:
To get started, add the shimmer package to your Flutter project. Open your
pubspec.yaml
file and add the following dependency:dependencies: shimmer: ^0.6.0 // Use the latest version available
Then, run
flutter pub get
in your terminal to install the package. -
Import the Shimmer Widget:
Import the shimmer package in your Dart file where you want to use the shimmer effect:
import 'package:shimmer/shimmer.dart';
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Create a Shimmer Animation:
You can wrap any widget with a
Shimmer
widget to apply the shimmer effect to it. For example, to create a shimmering loading indicator, you can wrap aContainer
with theShimmer
widget:Shimmer.fromColors( baseColor: Colors.grey[300], // The color of the non-animated part highlightColor: Colors.grey[100], // The color of the animated part child: Container( width: 200.0, height: 20.0, color: Colors.white, // The color of the container (optional) ), )
-
Customize Shimmer Effect:
You can customize the shimmer effect by adjusting the
baseColor
andhighlightColor
properties to match your app's design. Additionally, you can set thedirection
,period
, and other properties to control the animation behavior. -
Use Shimmer in Widgets:
You can use the
Shimmer
widget in various places, such as loading indicators, placeholders for dynamic content, or even to make your app's UI elements stand out.
Here's a complete example of a Flutter widget that uses a shimmer animation as a loading indicator:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:shimmer/shimmer.dart';
void main() {
runApp(MyApp());
}
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('Shimmer Animation Example'),
),
body: Center(
child: Shimmer.fromColors(
baseColor: Colors.grey[300],
highlightColor: Colors.grey[100],
child: Container(
width: 200.0,
height: 20.0,
color: Colors.white,
),
),
),
),
);
}
}
With this code, you'll see a shimmering loading indicator in the center of the screen.
Shimmer animations can greatly enhance the user experience in your Flutter app by providing engaging visual feedback during loading or emphasizing certain UI elements. You can use them creatively to make your app more attractive and user-friendly.
Welcome to the Flutter Loading Animation project, a demonstration of a loading animation with a radial progress indicator. This README provides an overview of the project, its features, and how to use it.
This Flutter application showcases a loading animation with a radial progress indicator. When you click the "Start" button, the animation begins, and the progress gradually increases to a specified value. The primary goal is to demonstrate how to create an interactive loading animation in Flutter.
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Loading Animation: This application features a loading animation with a radial progress indicator.
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Dynamic Configuration: You can customize the progress value and color of the loading animation.
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Interactive Button: There's an "Start" button that you can click to trigger the animation.
Text Animations in flutter can be usually includes interpolation effects on a given text string. This can be put to good use for displaying text responses to the user. We can implement text animations in dart codes using TweenAnimationBuilder
widget.
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Import Dependencies: Import the necessary Flutter libraries.
-
Create an
TweenAnimationBuilder
Widget: Use the TweenAnimationBuilder widget as the child of the necessary parent widget. Specify the necessary properties like thetween
property, to set the initial and final sizes of the text font, mention the duration of the effect under theduration
property, and finally for thebuilder
property, return the Text widget on which you want to apply the effect. Please note that having a child widget is not compulsory for the TweenAnimationBuilder class. -
Trigger the Animation: For triggering the animation, in the parameters for the
builder
property, change theObject?
to the data type of the font size, and set the value offontSize
property in the Text widget to the corresponding parameter name of the object type.
Here's the sample code of an example:
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
body: Center(
child: TweenAnimationBuilder(
tween: Tween<double>(begin: 1.0,end: 30.0),
duration: Duration(seconds: 2),
builder: (Buildcontext context, double value, Widget? child) {
return Text('Text Animation Effect',style: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,fontSize: value));
},
)
)
)
}
- Customize the Animation: You can customize the animation effects using the different available properties and making suitable changes in the widget which you are returning from the
TennAnimationBuilder
widget. To learn more about this widget you can explore the official dart docs athttps://api.flutter.dev/flutter/widgets/TweenAnimationBuilder-class.html
.