Flutter Text widget not bounded by parent's size

Question

I have the following code for a Cell item in ListView:

Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return new Container(
      height: 120.0,
      padding: new EdgeInsets.only(left: 8.0, top: 4.0, right: 8.0, bottom: 4.0),
      child: new Row(
        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
        children: <Widget>[
          new Padding(
            padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 8.0),
            child: new Image.network(
                movie.imageUrl,
                height: 120.0,
                width: 80.0,
                fit: BoxFit.fitHeight,
            ),
          ),
          new Expanded(
              child: new Column(
                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                children: <Widget>[
                  new Text(movie.title),
                  new Flexible(
                    child: new Container(
                      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 6.0),
                      child: new Text(
                          movie.about,
                      ),
                    ),
                  )
                ],
              )
          )
        ],
      ),
    );
  }

Which shows the following:

When the movie description is bigger than the cell size, the text overflows, i want it to clip, or end in an ellipsis and cant seem to make it work.

Danny Tuppeny · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-10 08:23:16Z

1

You can set overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis, to clip the text and show an elipsis:

child: new Text(
    'test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test ',
    overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
  ),

However your next question will be about wrapping, and I can't figure that one out :(

answered Mar 10, 2018 at 8:23

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Manuel Munoz Over a year ago

Yep i already tried this, but then it changes to a single line with the ellipsis at the end.

Stephan · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-14 22:08:23Z

0

Try "maxLines":

child: Text(
    'test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test ', 
    overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
    maxLines: 5,
)

answered Dec 14, 2018 at 22:08

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