reduce width of the text field flutter code example

Example 1: how to decrease the height of textform feild in flutter

Widget _buildTextField() {
  final maxLines = 5;

  return Container(
    margin: EdgeInsets.all(12),
    height: maxLines * 24.0,
    child: TextField(
      maxLines: maxLines,
      decoration: InputDecoration(
        hintText: "Enter a message",
        fillColor: Colors.grey[300],
        filled: true,
      ),
    ),
  );
}

Example 2: flutter set text width

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  MyAppState createState() {
    return new MyAppState();
  }
}

class MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        body: SafeArea(
          child: Center(
            child: Container(
              color: Colors.blue,
              width: 300.0,
              height: 200.0,
              child: FittedBox(
                fit: BoxFit.contain,
                child: Text("Whee"),
              ),
            ),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}