Example 1: flutter container elevation
body: Container(
margin: EdgeInsets.all(8),
decoration: BoxDecoration(
borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8.0),
color: Colors.white,
boxShadow: [
BoxShadow(
color: Colors.black,
blurRadius: 2.0,
spreadRadius: 0.0,
offset: Offset(2.0, 2.0), // shadow direction: bottom right
)
],
),
child: Container(width: 100, height: 50) // child widget, replace with your own
),
Example 2: box shadow flutter
new Container(
height: 200.0,
decoration: new BoxDecoration(
boxShadow: [
BoxShadow(
color: Colors.red,
blurRadius: 25.0, // soften the shadow
spreadRadius: 5.0, //extend the shadow
offset: Offset(
15.0, // Move to right 10 horizontally
15.0, // Move to bottom 10 Vertically
),
)
],
);
child: new Text("Hello world"),
);
Example 3: how to add elevation to container flutter
import "package:flutter/material.dart";
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: HomePage(),
);
}
}
class HomePage extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
body: Center(
child: Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.all(30.0),
child: ClipRRect(
borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(5.0),
child: Container(
height: 100.0,
margin: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 6.0), //Same as `blurRadius` i guess
decoration: BoxDecoration(
borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(5.0),
color: Colors.white,
boxShadow: [
BoxShadow(
color: Colors.grey,
offset: Offset(0.0, 1.0), //(x,y)
blurRadius: 6.0,
),
],
),
),
),
),
),
);
}
}
Example 4: how to add shadow to search bar in flutter
return Container(
margin: EdgeInsets.only(left: 30, top: 100, right: 30, bottom: 50),
height: double.infinity,
width: double.infinity,
decoration: BoxDecoration(
color: Colors.white,
borderRadius: BorderRadius.only(
topLeft: Radius.circular(10),
topRight: Radius.circular(10),
bottomLeft: Radius.circular(10),
bottomRight: Radius.circular(10)
),
boxShadow: [
BoxShadow(
color: Colors.grey.withOpacity(0.5),
spreadRadius: 5,
blurRadius: 7,
offset: Offset(0, 3), // changes position of shadow
),
],
),