feat: Add hint (Widget) property to InputDecoration (#161424)
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Adds a new property to InputDecoration `hintTextWidget`
*Fixes*: #161130
With the introduction of ~hintTextWidget~ hint We should be able to
animate hintText
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7955a835-5f60-4451-8ede-b5e5f0457046
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<summary>sample code</summary>
```dart
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() {
runApp(const MyApp());
}
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'Flutter Demo',
theme: ThemeData(
primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
),
home: const MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
);
}
}
class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
const MyHomePage({Key? key, required this.title}) : super(key: key);
final String title;
@override
State<MyHomePage> createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}
class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
String _searchText = 'Popular Picks';
List<String> wordsToShow = [
'Popular Picks',
'Trending',
'New Arrivals',
'Best Sellers',
'Top Rated',
];
int index = 0;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(widget.title),
),
body: Center(
child: Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: <Widget>[
TextField(
cursorHeight: 16,
decoration: InputDecoration(
maintainHintHeight: true,
hintTextWidget: Row(
children: [
const Text(
"Search for ",
style: TextStyle(fontSize: 16),
),
SlidingText(
onCompleted: () {
index = (index + 1) % wordsToShow.length;
setState(() {
_searchText = wordsToShow[index];
});
},
word: _searchText,
interval: 1500,
isDelay: true),
],
),
border: OutlineInputBorder(),
),
),
],
),
),
),
);
}
}
class SlidingText extends StatefulWidget {
final String word;
final int interval;
final bool isDelay;
final Function onCompleted;
const SlidingText({
required this.word,
required this.interval,
required this.isDelay,
required this.onCompleted,
Key? key,
}) : super(key: key);
@override
_SlidingTextState createState() => _SlidingTextState();
}
class _SlidingTextState extends State<SlidingText>
with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
late AnimationController _animController;
late Animation<Offset> _slideAnimation;
late Animation<double> _fadeAnimation;
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
_animController = AnimationController(
duration: Duration(milliseconds: widget.interval),
vsync: this,
);
_slideAnimation = Tween<Offset>(
begin: Offset(0, 0.5),
end: Offset(0, -0.6),
).animate(
CurvedAnimation(
parent: _animController,
curve: Curves.easeInOut,
),
);
_fadeAnimation = TweenSequence([
TweenSequenceItem(
tween: Tween<double>(begin: 0.0, end: 1.0).chain(
CurveTween(curve: Curves.easeIn),
),
weight: 50, // First half of the animation
),
TweenSequenceItem(
tween: Tween<double>(begin: 1.0, end: 0.0).chain(
CurveTween(curve: Curves.easeOut),
),
weight: 50, // Second half of the animation
),
]).animate(_animController);
// add interval
_animController.addStatusListener((status) async {
if (status == AnimationStatus.completed) {
await Future.delayed(Duration(milliseconds: 500));
widget.onCompleted();
}
});
_animController.forward();
}
@override
void didUpdateWidget(covariant SlidingText oldWidget) {
super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
if (oldWidget.word != widget.word) {
_animController.reset();
_animController.forward();
}
}
@override
void dispose() {
_animController.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return AnimatedBuilder(
animation: _animController,
builder: (context, child) {
return SlideTransition(
position: _slideAnimation,
child: FadeTransition(
opacity: _fadeAnimation,
child: Text(
widget.word,
style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 16),
),
),
);
},
);
}
}
```
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