Flutter Expandable Text

A customisable flutter package that allows the expanding and collapsing of long text.

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Getting Started

Add package to your pubspec.yaml file

dependencies:
    flutter_expandable_text: ^1.0.0

then import:

import 'package:flutter_expandable_text/expandable_text.dart';

Usage snippet

Trim based on number of character in text

ExpandableText(
    _text,
    trimType: TrimType.characters,
    trim: 20, // trims if text exceeds 20 characters
);

Trim based on number of lines

ExpandableText(
    _text,
    trimType: TrimType.lines,
    trim: 2, // trims if text exceeds more than 2 lines
    onLinkPressed: (expanded) {

    },
);

Parameters

Name	Description	Is It Required	Default Value
text	Input text that is displayed	Yes	-
readMoreText	Clickable text to display that expands text.	No	read more
readLessText	Clickable text to display that collapses text	No	read less
linkTextStyle	TextStyle for both readMoreText and readLessText	No	TextStyle(color:Colors.blue)
style	TextStyle for text	No	TextStyle(color:Colors.black)
trim	For TrimType.lines this represents the maximum amount of lines allowable before the text is collapsed. For TrimType.characters this represents the number of characters allowable before the text is collapsed	No	2
trimType	Whether to trim text by lines or characters in text	No	TrimType.lines
onLinkPressed	Callback function when a link is pressed. Returns a boolean true is expanded and false is collapsed	No	null

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Contributions

Feel free to contribute to this project.

If you find a bug or want a feature, but don't know how to fix/implement it, please fill an issue.

If you fixed a bug or implemented a new feature, please send a pull request.