NotifiableElementMixin mixin Null safety
Mixin this class to allow receiving Notification objects dispatched by child elements.
See also:
- NotificationListener, for a widget that allows consuming notifications.
- Superclass Constraints
Properties
- slot → Object?
-
Information set by parent to define where this child fits in its parent's
child list.
read-onlyinherited
- depth → int
-
An integer that is guaranteed to be greater than the parent's, if any.
The element at the root of the tree must have a depth greater than 0.
read-onlyinherited
- widget → Widget
-
The configuration for this element.
read-onlyinherited
- debugIsDefunct → bool
-
Returns true if the Element is defunct.
read-onlyinherited
- debugIsActive → bool
-
Returns true if the Element is active.
read-onlyinherited
- owner → BuildOwner?
-
The object that manages the lifecycle of this element.
read-onlyinherited
- renderObject → RenderObject?
-
The render object at (or below) this location in the tree.
read-onlyinherited
- size → Size?
-
The size of the RenderBox returned by findRenderObject.
read-onlyinherited
- dirty → bool
-
Returns true if the element has been marked as needing rebuilding.
read-onlyinherited
- hashCode → int
-
The hash code for this object.
read-onlyinherited
- runtimeType → Type
-
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
read-onlyinherited
- debugDoingBuild → bool
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Whether the widget is currently updating the widget or render tree.
read-onlyinherited
Methods
-
activate(
) → void -
Transition from the "inactive" to the "active" lifecycle state.
mustCallSuper">@mustCallSuperinherited
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attachNotificationTree(
) → void -
Called in Element.mount and Element.activate to register this element in
the notification tree.
override
-
attachRenderObject(
Object? newSlot) → void -
Add renderObject to the render tree at the location specified by
newSlot
.inherited -
deactivate(
) → void -
Transition from the "active" to the "inactive" lifecycle state.
mustCallSuper">@mustCallSuperinherited
-
deactivateChild(
Element child) → void -
Move the given element to the list of inactive elements and detach its
render object from the render tree.
protected">@protectedinherited
-
debugDeactivated(
) → void -
Called, in debug mode, after children have been deactivated (see deactivate).
mustCallSuper">@mustCallSuperinherited
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debugDescribeChildren(
) → List< DiagnosticsNode> -
Returns a list of
DiagnosticsNode
objects describing this node's children.inherited -
debugFillProperties(
DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder properties) → void -
Add additional properties associated with the node.
inherited
-
debugGetCreatorChain(
int limit) → String -
Returns a description of what caused this element to be created.
inherited
-
debugGetDiagnosticChain(
) → List< Element> -
Returns the parent chain from this element back to the root of the tree.
inherited
-
debugVisitOnstageChildren(
ElementVisitor visitor) → void -
Calls the argument for each child considered onstage.
inherited
-
dependOnInheritedElement(
InheritedElement ancestor, {Object? aspect}) → InheritedWidget -
Registers this build context with
ancestor
such that whenancestor
's widget changes this build context is rebuilt.inherited -
dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType<
T extends InheritedWidget> ({Object? aspect}) → T? -
Obtains the nearest widget of the given type
T
, which must be the type of a concrete InheritedWidget subclass, and registers this build context with that widget such that when that widget changes (or a new widget of that type is introduced, or the widget goes away), this build context is rebuilt so that it can obtain new values from that widget.inherited -
describeElement(
String name, {DiagnosticsTreeStyle style = DiagnosticsTreeStyle.errorProperty}) → DiagnosticsNode -
Returns a description of the Element associated with the current build context.
inherited
-
describeMissingAncestor(
{required Type expectedAncestorType}) → List< DiagnosticsNode> -
Adds a description of a specific type of widget missing from the current
build context's ancestry tree.
inherited
-
describeOwnershipChain(
String name) → DiagnosticsNode -
Adds a description of the ownership chain from a specific Element
to the error report.
inherited
-
describeWidget(
String name, {DiagnosticsTreeStyle style = DiagnosticsTreeStyle.errorProperty}) → DiagnosticsNode -
Returns a description of the Widget associated with the current build context.
inherited
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detachRenderObject(
) → void -
Remove renderObject from the render tree.
inherited
-
didChangeDependencies(
) → void -
Called when a dependency of this element changes.
mustCallSuper">@mustCallSuperinherited
-
dispatchNotification(
Notification notification) → void -
Start bubbling this notification at the given build context.
inherited
-
doesDependOnInheritedElement(
InheritedElement ancestor) → bool -
Returns
true
if dependOnInheritedElement was previously called withancestor
.protected">@protectedinherited -
findAncestorRenderObjectOfType<
T extends RenderObject> () → T? -
Returns the RenderObject object of the nearest ancestor RenderObjectWidget widget
that is an instance of the given type
T
.inherited -
findAncestorStateOfType<
T extends State< (StatefulWidget> >) → T? -
Returns the State object of the nearest ancestor StatefulWidget widget
that is an instance of the given type
T
.inherited -
findAncestorWidgetOfExactType<
T extends Widget> () → T? -
Returns the nearest ancestor widget of the given type
T
, which must be the type of a concrete Widget subclass.inherited -
findRenderObject(
) → RenderObject? -
The current RenderObject for the widget. If the widget is a
RenderObjectWidget, this is the render object that the widget created
for itself. Otherwise, it is the render object of the first descendant
RenderObjectWidget.
inherited
-
findRootAncestorStateOfType<
T extends State< (StatefulWidget> >) → T? -
Returns the State object of the furthest ancestor StatefulWidget widget
that is an instance of the given type
T
.inherited -
forgetChild(
Element child) → void - Remove the given child from the element's child list, in preparation for the child being reused elsewhere in the element tree.
-
getElementForInheritedWidgetOfExactType<
T extends InheritedWidget> () → InheritedElement? -
Obtains the element corresponding to the nearest widget of the given type
T
, which must be the type of a concrete InheritedWidget subclass.inherited -
inflateWidget(
Widget newWidget, Object? newSlot) → Element -
Create an element for the given widget and add it as a child of this
element in the given slot.
protected">@protectedinherited
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markNeedsBuild(
) → void -
Marks the element as dirty and adds it to the global list of widgets to
rebuild in the next frame.
inherited
-
mount(
Element? parent, Object? newSlot) → void -
Add this element to the tree in the given slot of the given parent.
mustCallSuper">@mustCallSuperinherited
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noSuchMethod(
Invocation invocation) → dynamic -
Invoked when a non-existent method or property is accessed.
inherited
-
onNotification(
Notification notification) → bool - Called when a notification of the appropriate type arrives at this location in the tree.
-
performRebuild(
) → void -
Cause the widget to update itself.
protected">@protectedinherited
-
reassemble(
) → void - Called whenever the application is reassembled during debugging, for example during hot reload.
-
rebuild(
) → void -
Cause the widget to update itself. In debug builds, also verify various
invariants.
inherited
-
toDiagnosticsNode(
{String? name, DiagnosticsTreeStyle? style}) → DiagnosticsNode -
Returns a debug representation of the object that is used by debugging
tools and by DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep.
inherited
-
toString(
{DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.info}) → String -
A string representation of this object.
inherited
-
toStringDeep(
{String prefixLineOne = '', String? prefixOtherLines, DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.debug}) → String -
Returns a string representation of this node and its descendants.
inherited
-
toStringShallow(
{String joiner = ', ', DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.debug}) → String -
Returns a one-line detailed description of the object.
inherited
-
toStringShort(
) → String -
A short, textual description of this element.
inherited
-
unmount(
) → void -
Transition from the "inactive" to the "defunct" lifecycle state.
mustCallSuper">@mustCallSuperinherited
-
update(
covariant Widget newWidget) → void -
Change the widget used to configure this element.
mustCallSuper">@mustCallSuperinherited
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updateChild(
Element? child, Widget? newWidget, Object? newSlot) → Element? -
Update the given child with the given new configuration.
protected">@protectedinherited
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updateSlotForChild(
Element child, Object? newSlot) → void -
Change the slot that the given child occupies in its parent.
protected">@protectedinherited
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visitAncestorElements(
bool visitor(Element element)) → void -
Walks the ancestor chain, starting with the parent of this build context's
widget, invoking the argument for each ancestor. The callback is given a
reference to the ancestor widget's corresponding Element object. The
walk stops when it reaches the root widget or when the callback returns
false. The callback must not return null.
inherited
-
visitChildElements(
ElementVisitor visitor) → void -
Wrapper around visitChildren for BuildContext.
inherited
-
visitChildren(
ElementVisitor visitor) → void -
Calls the argument for each child. Must be overridden by subclasses that
support having children.
inherited
Operators
-
operator ==(
Object other) → bool -
Compare two widgets for equality.
nonVirtual">@nonVirtualinherited