How to set the height of the Container of GridView to "auto" in Flutter

Question

A recurring issue I have in my Flutter learning journey, is that GridView does require a parent container with a specified height.

What is the best practice to maximize the height so that it stretches out as much as needed without always incurring in overflow issues or unpleasant UI?

Here are a few methods I tried:

double.infinity - This one doesn't work properly, GridView doesn't show at all.

Container(
  height: double.infinity,
  child: GridView.builder(
    ....
)

MediaQuery.of(context).size.height - This one doesn't work properly either, overflow issues occur and just doesn't work completely when other elements are displayed (for example in a column).

Container(
  height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height,
  child: GridView.builder(
    ....
)

fixed size - This one doesn't allow any flexibility at all and isn't ideal for responsiveness too.

Container(
  height: 800,
  child: GridView.builder(
    ....
)

Thank you.

Avinash · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-12 06:53:04Z

3

Instead of using Container try to use Flexible widget.

answered Feb 12, 2021 at 6:53

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Giulia Over a year ago

Thank you very much! Wrapping a Flexible widget around the container of the GridView provides exactly the result I was looking for.

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