Flutter - How to add a label that follows the progress position in a LinearProgressIndicator

Question

The title is pretty self explanatory I think.

Basically I need to have a LinearProgressIndicator with a label in the same position as the current progress. Like this:

I suppose I need to use a Stack to create the Text, but how can I position it based on the progress of the bar?

Answer 1

You can use Align widget to align the text in the stack. Use alignment property as Alignment.lerp(Alignment.topLeft, Alignment.topRight, _progressValue); The progress value should be from 0 to 1

https://dartpad.dev/bbc452ca5e8370bf2fbf48d34d82eb93

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(new MaterialApp(
    debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
    home: new MyApp(),
  ));
}

class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  MyAppState createState() => new MyAppState();
}

class MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return new Scaffold(
      appBar: new AppBar(
        title: new Text('Slider Demo'),
      ),
      body: new Container(
        color: Colors.blueAccent,
        padding: new EdgeInsets.all(32.0),
        child: new ProgressIndicatorDemo(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class ProgressIndicatorDemo extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _ProgressIndicatorDemoState createState() =>
      new _ProgressIndicatorDemoState();
}

class _ProgressIndicatorDemoState extends State<ProgressIndicatorDemo>
    with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
  AnimationController controller;
  Animation<double> animation;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    controller = AnimationController(
        duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 2000), vsync: this);
    animation = Tween(begin: 0.0, end: 1.0).animate(controller)
      ..addListener(() {
        setState(() {
          // the state that has changed here is the animation object’s value
        });
      });
    controller.repeat();
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    controller.stop();
    super.dispose();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    print(animation.value);
    return new Center(
        child: new Stack(children: <Widget>[
      LinearProgressIndicator(
        value: animation.value,
      ),
      Align(
          alignment :Alignment.lerp(Alignment.topLeft, Alignment.topRight, animation.value),
          child: Text("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa"),
        ),
    ]));
  }
}