Refresh widget or page in Flutter without ListView et al

Question

I want refresh my page without having a scrollable content, i.e. without having a ListView et al.

When I want use RefreshIndicator, the documentation says it needs a scrollable widget like ListView.

But if I want to refresh and want to use the refresh animation of RefreshIndicator without using a ListView, GridView or any other scorllable widget, how can i do that?

Answer 1

You can simply wrap your content in a SingleChildScrollView, which will allow you to use a RefreshIndicator. In order to make the pull down to refresh interaction work, you will have to use AlwaysScrollableScrollPhysics as your content will most likely not cover more space than available without a scroll view:

RefreshIndicator(
      onRefresh: () async {
        // Handle refresh.
      },
      child: SingleChildScrollView(
        physics: const AlwaysScrollableScrollPhysics(),
        child: /* your content */,
      ),
    );