How to show/hide password in TextFormField?
I have created a solution as per @Hemanth Raj but in a more robust way.
First declare a bool
variable _passwordVisible
.
Initiate _passwordVisible
to false
in initState()
@override
void initState() {
_passwordVisible = false;
}
Following is the TextFormField
widget :
TextFormField(
keyboardType: TextInputType.text,
controller: _userPasswordController,
obscureText: !_passwordVisible,//This will obscure text dynamically
decoration: InputDecoration(
labelText: 'Password',
hintText: 'Enter your password',
// Here is key idea
suffixIcon: IconButton(
icon: Icon(
// Based on passwordVisible state choose the icon
_passwordVisible
? Icons.visibility
: Icons.visibility_off,
color: Theme.of(context).primaryColorDark,
),
onPressed: () {
// Update the state i.e. toogle the state of passwordVisible variable
setState(() {
_passwordVisible = !_passwordVisible;
});
},
),
),
);
With a credit goes to X-Wei, you can create the widget as a separate password.dart
:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
class PasswordField extends StatefulWidget {
const PasswordField({
this.fieldKey,
this.hintText,
this.labelText,
this.helperText,
this.onSaved,
this.validator,
this.onFieldSubmitted,
});
final Key fieldKey;
final String hintText;
final String labelText;
final String helperText;
final FormFieldSetter<String> onSaved;
final FormFieldValidator<String> validator;
final ValueChanged<String> onFieldSubmitted;
@override
_PasswordFieldState createState() => new _PasswordFieldState();
}
class _PasswordFieldState extends State<PasswordField> {
bool _obscureText = true;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return new TextFormField(
key: widget.fieldKey,
obscureText: _obscureText,
maxLength: 8,
onSaved: widget.onSaved,
validator: widget.validator,
onFieldSubmitted: widget.onFieldSubmitted,
decoration: new InputDecoration(
border: const UnderlineInputBorder(),
filled: true,
hintText: widget.hintText,
labelText: widget.labelText,
helperText: widget.helperText,
suffixIcon: new GestureDetector(
onTap: () {
setState(() {
_obscureText = !_obscureText;
});
},
child:
new Icon(_obscureText ? Icons.visibility : Icons.visibility_off),
),
),
);
}
}
Call it as:
import 'package:my_app/password.dart';
String _password;
final _passwordFieldKey = GlobalKey<FormFieldState<String>>();
PasswordField(
fieldKey: _passwordFieldKey,
helperText: 'No more than 8 characters.',
labelText: 'Password *',
onFieldSubmitted: (String value) {
setState(() {
this._password = value;
});
},
),
First make you widget StatefulWidget
if it is a StatelessWidget
.
Then have a variable bool _obscureText
and pass it to your TextFormField
. The toggle it with setState
as required.
Example:
class _FormFieldSampleState extends State<FormFieldSample> {
// Initially password is obscure
bool _obscureText = true;
String _password;
// Toggles the password show status
void _toggle() {
setState(() {
_obscureText = !_obscureText;
});
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return new Scaffold(
appBar: new AppBar(
title: new Text("Sample"),
),
body: new Container(
child: new Column(
children: <Widget>[
new TextFormField(
decoration: const InputDecoration(
labelText: 'Password',
icon: const Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 15.0),
child: const Icon(Icons.lock))),
validator: (val) => val.length < 6 ? 'Password too short.' : null,
onSaved: (val) => _password = val,
obscureText: _obscureText,
),
new FlatButton(
onPressed: _toggle,
child: new Text(_obscureText ? "Show" : "Hide"))
],
),
),
);
}
}
Hope this helps!