Checkbox form validation
A cleaner solution to this problem is to make a class that extends FormField<bool>
Here is how I accomplished this:
class CheckboxFormField extends FormField<bool> {
CheckboxFormField(
{Widget title,
FormFieldSetter<bool> onSaved,
FormFieldValidator<bool> validator,
bool initialValue = false,
bool autovalidate = false})
: super(
onSaved: onSaved,
validator: validator,
initialValue: initialValue,
builder: (FormFieldState<bool> state) {
return CheckboxListTile(
dense: state.hasError,
title: title,
value: state.value,
onChanged: state.didChange,
subtitle: state.hasError
? Builder(
builder: (BuildContext context) => Text(
state.errorText,
style: TextStyle(color: Theme.of(context).errorColor),
),
)
: null,
controlAffinity: ListTileControlAffinity.leading,
);
});
}
in case if you want to put your checkbox directly in your Form widget tree you can use solution provided below with FormField widget. Instead of using ListTile I used rows and columns as my form was requiring different layout.
FormField<bool>(
builder: (state) {
return Column(
children: <Widget>[
Row(
children: <Widget>[
Checkbox(
value: checkboxValue,
onChanged: (value) {
setState(() {
//save checkbox value to variable that store terms and notify form that state changed
checkboxValue = value;
state.didChange(value);
});
}),
Text('I accept terms'),
],
),
//display error in matching theme
Text(
state.errorText ?? '',
style: TextStyle(
color: Theme.of(context).errorColor,
),
)
],
);
},
//output from validation will be displayed in state.errorText (above)
validator: (value) {
if (!checkboxValue) {
return 'You need to accept terms';
} else {
return null;
}
},
),