LengthLimitingTextInputFormatter class Null safety

A TextInputFormatter that prevents the insertion of more characters than allowed.

Since this formatter only prevents new characters from being added to the text, it preserves the existing TextEditingValue.selection.

Characters are counted as user-perceived characters using the characters package, so even complex characters like extended grapheme clusters and surrogate pairs are counted as single characters.

See also:

  • maxLength, which discusses the precise meaning of "number of characters".
Inheritance

Constructors

LengthLimitingTextInputFormatter(int? maxLength, {MaxLengthEnforcement? maxLengthEnforcement})
Creates a formatter that prevents the insertion of more characters than a limit.

Properties

hashCode → int
The hash code for this object.
read-onlyinherited
maxLength → int?
The limit on the number of user-perceived characters that this formatter will allow.
final
maxLengthEnforcement → MaxLengthEnforcement?
Determines how the maxLength limit should be enforced.
final
runtimeType → Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
read-onlyinherited

Methods

formatEditUpdate(TextEditingValue oldValue, TextEditingValue newValue) → TextEditingValue
Called when text is being typed or cut/copy/pasted in the EditableText.
override
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a non-existent method or property is accessed.
inherited
toString() → String
A string representation of this object.
inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool
The equality operator.
inherited

Static Methods

getDefaultMaxLengthEnforcement([TargetPlatform? platform]) → MaxLengthEnforcement
Returns a MaxLengthEnforcement that follows the specified platform's convention.
truncate(TextEditingValue value, int maxLength) → TextEditingValue
Truncate the given TextEditingValue to maxLength user-perceived characters.
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