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What Flutter widgets allow for text input handling?

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Text input widgets:

  • TextField: Basic widget for single-line text input. Supports various decorations, controllers, and validation.
  • TextFormField: Extension of TextField, commonly used in forms (Form). Provides additional capabilities for managing state and validation.

Widgets for text selection:

  • TextSelectionHandleType: Defines the type of text selection handle (start, end, all).
  • TextSelectionOverlay: Widget that displays a contextual menu with actions when text is selected (copy, cut, paste).

Widgets for displaying text:

  • Text: Displays formatted text. Not intended for input.

Example of using TextField:

TextField(
  decoration: InputDecoration(
    labelText: 'Username',
  ),
  onChanged: (text) {
    // Handle text change
  },
);

Example of using TextFormField within a Form:

Form(
  child: TextFormField(
    decoration: InputDecoration(
      labelText: 'Email',
    ),
    validator: (value) {
      if (value == null || value.isEmpty) {
        return 'Please enter email';
      }
      return null;
    },
  ),
);
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