Section class

A versatile section widget designed for use within Collection components in the Arcane Flutter UI system. It provides a structured container for organizing content, such as cards or lists, into logical sections with customizable headers. This widget integrates seamlessly with scrollable views, supporting both regular widgets and slivers, making it ideal for building dynamic, responsive layouts in applications like data-driven collections or dashboards.

Key features:

• Flexible header configuration with title, subtitle, leading/trailing widgets, and back button support.
• Expandable behavior for collapsible sections to manage screen space efficiently.
• Conditional rendering: Uses GlassSection for custom headers (e.g., glassmorphism effects) or BarSection for standard bar-based headers with navigation elements.
• Sliver compatibility via SliverSignal mixin, allowing conversion of non-sliver children to slivers for use in CustomScrollView or similar structures.

This widget fits into the broader UI component hierarchy by encapsulating content within Collection instances, often alongside components like CardCarousel for horizontal scrolling or CardSection for card-based subsections. It promotes modular design, enabling developers to compose complex UIs from reusable, documented building blocks.

Usage example:

Section(
  titleText: 'Featured Items',
  subtitleText: 'Browse our latest collection',
  child: CardCarousel(
    children: [
      // Add cards here
    ],
  ),
  expandable: true,
)

Inheritance

• Object
• DiagnosticableTree
• Widget
• StatelessWidget
• Section

Mixed-in types

• SliverSignal

Available extensions

• AnimateWidgetExtensions
• DebugContainer
• IconExtension
• SkeletonExtension
• TextExtension
• WidgetExtension
• XAST
• XOnGestureWidget
• XSliverWidget
• XWidget
• XWidgetArcane
• XWidgetEdge
• XWidgetEffect
• XWidgetFrost
• XWidgetInvert
• XWidgetPixelate
• XWidgetPixelateBlur
• XWidgetRGB
• XWidgetWarp

Constructors

Section({Key? key, Widget? customHeader, bool initiallyExpanded = true, bool expandable = false, required Widget child, BarBackButtonMode backButton = BarBackButtonMode.never, Widget? title, Widget? subtitle, Widget? header, String? titleText, String? subtitleText, String? headerText, List<Widget> leading = const [], List<Widget> trailing = const []})

Constructs a new Section instance.

const

Properties

asBuilder → NeverWidgetBuilder

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

no setter

asSliver → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

no setter

backButton → BarBackButtonMode

Controls the visibility and behavior of the back button in the header bar. Possible values include BarBackButtonMode.never (default, no back button), BarBackButtonMode.auto (shows if applicable), or BarBackButtonMode.always (forces display).

final

base → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

black → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

blockQuote → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

blurIn → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetEffect extension

no setter

bold → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

centered → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

child → Widget

The primary content widget displayed within the section. This can be any Widget, including slivers or regular widgets like Column, ListView, or other components such as CardCarousel. It is required and forms the core of the section's body.

final

customHeader → Widget?

An optional custom header widget that overrides the standard bar-based header. When provided, the section renders using GlassSection for a more stylized, glass-like appearance.

final

ellipsis → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

expand → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

expandable → bool

Determines if the section is expandable, allowing users to collapse and expand the content via interaction. Defaults to false.

final

extraBold → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

extraLight → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

firstP → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

flexible → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

foreground → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

h1 → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

h2 → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

h3 → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

h4 → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

hashCode → int

The hash code for this object.

no setter, inherited

header → Widget?

An optional header widget for advanced customization of the top section area, which can include multiple elements or complex layouts.

final

headerText → String?

An optional string-based header text for custom header labeling when using BarSection.

final

ih → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

no setter

initiallyExpanded → bool

Specifies the initial expanded state of the section when expandable is true. Defaults to true (expanded).

final

inlineCode → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

intrinsicHeight → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

intrinsicSize → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

intrinsicWidth → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

italic → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

iw → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

no setter

key → Key?

Controls how one widget replaces another widget in the tree.

final, inherited

large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

lead → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

leading → List<Widget>

A list of widgets to display on the leading (left) side of the header bar, such as icons, buttons, or navigation elements. Defaults to an empty list.

final

li → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

light → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

medium → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

modify → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

mono → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

muted → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

normal → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

p → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

primaryForeground → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

runtimeType → Type

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setter, inherited

safeArea → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

sans → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

scrollable → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

scrollableHorizontal → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

no setter

secondaryForeground → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

semiBold → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

singleLine → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

small → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

subtitle → Widget?

An optional subtitle widget that provides secondary descriptive text or elements below the title in the header.

final

subtitleText → String?

An optional string-based subtitle for additional context or description in the header.

final

textCenter → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textEnd → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textJustify → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textLarge → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textLeft → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textMuted → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textRight → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textSmall → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

textStart → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

thin → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

title → Widget?

An optional title widget for the section header, allowing custom UI elements like Text or RichText to be placed prominently above the content.

final

titleText → String?

An optional string-based title for the section, rendered as plain text in the header bar. Use this for simple textual titles when a custom title widget is not needed.

final

trailing → List<Widget>

A list of widgets to display on the trailing (right) side of the header bar, typically for actions like buttons or menus. Defaults to an empty list.

final

underline → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x2Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x3Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x4Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x5Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x6Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x7Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x8Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

x9Large → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

xLarge → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

xSmall → TextModifier

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

no setter

Methods

animate({Key? key, List<Effect>? effects, AnimateCallback? onInit, AnimateCallback? onPlay, AnimateCallback? onComplete, bool? autoPlay, Duration? delay, AnimationController? controller, Adapter? adapter, double? target, double? value}) → Animate

Available on Widget, provided by the AnimateWidgetExtensions extension

Wraps the target Widget in an Animate instance, and returns the instance for chaining calls. Ex. myWidget.animate() is equivalent to Animate(child: myWidget).

asSkeleton({bool enabled = true, bool leaf = false, Widget? replacement, bool unite = false, AsyncSnapshot? snapshot}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the SkeletonExtension extension

Converts the widget to a skeleton with advanced configuration options.

asSkeletonSliver({bool enabled = true}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the SkeletonExtension extension

Converts the widget to a skeleton suitable for sliver layouts.

ast(int ml) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XAST extension

build(BuildContext context) → Widget

Builds and returns the Section widget.

override

center({Key? key}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

clip({Clip clipBehavior = Clip.hardEdge}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

clipOval({Clip clipBehavior = Clip.antiAlias}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

clipPath({Clip clipBehavior = Clip.antiAlias, required CustomClipper<Path> clipper}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

clipRRect({BorderRadiusGeometry borderRadius = BorderRadius.zero, Clip clipBehavior = Clip.antiAlias}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

constrained({double? minWidth, double? maxWidth, double? minHeight, double? maxHeight, double? width, double? height}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

createElement() → StatelessElement

Creates a StatelessElement to manage this widget's location in the tree.

inherited

debugContainer([Color color = Colors.red]) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the DebugContainer extension

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

excludeSkeleton({bool exclude = true}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the SkeletonExtension extension

Controls whether the widget should be preserved in skeleton mode.

expanded({int flex = 1}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

iconDestructiveForeground() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconLarge() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconMedium() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconMutedForeground() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconPrimary() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconPrimaryForeground() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconSecondary() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconSecondaryForeground() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconSmall() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconX2Large() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconX2Small() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconX3Large() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconX3Small() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconX4Large() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconX4Small() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconXLarge() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

iconXSmall() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the IconExtension extension

ignoreSkeleton() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the SkeletonExtension extension

Excludes the widget from skeleton effects in its parent skeleton context.

intrinsic({double? stepWidth, double? stepHeight}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

intrinsicHeight() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

intrinsicWidth({double? stepWidth, double? stepHeight}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

isSliver(BuildContext context) → bool

Available on Widget, provided by the XSliverWidget extension

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

onDoublePressed(VoidCallback action, {HitTestBehavior? behavior, Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for double press/tap gestures to this widget in Arcane UI.

onHover(void action(bool hovering)) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for hover events to this widget in Arcane UI.

onLongPressed(VoidCallback action, {HitTestBehavior? behavior, Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for long press gestures with the primary button to this widget in Arcane UI.

onLongSecondaryPressed(VoidCallback action, {HitTestBehavior? behavior, Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for long press gestures with the secondary button to this widget in Arcane UI.

onLongTertiaryPressed(VoidCallback action, {HitTestBehavior? behavior, Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for long press gestures with the tertiary button to this widget in Arcane UI.

onPressed(VoidCallback action, {HitTestBehavior? behavior, Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for primary press/tap gestures to this widget in Arcane UI.

onSecondaryPressed(VoidCallback action, {HitTestBehavior? behavior, Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for secondary press gestures (right-click) to this widget in Arcane UI.

onTertiaryPressed(VoidCallback action, {HitTestBehavior? behavior, Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XOnGestureWidget extension

Adds a handler for tertiary press gestures (middle-click) to this widget in Arcane UI.

pad(double all) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

padBottom(double value) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

padBy({double? left, double? top, double? right, double? bottom, double? horizontal, double? vertical}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

padHorizontal(double value) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

padLeft(double value) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

padOnly({double left = 0, double top = 0, double right = 0, double bottom = 0}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

padRight(double value) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

padSliverBy({double? left, double? top, double? right, double? bottom, double? horizontal, double? vertical}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

padSliverHorizontal(double value) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

padTop(double value) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

positioned({Key? key, double? left, double? top, double? right, double? bottom}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

shadeEdge(double radius) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetEdge extension

shadeFrost(double value) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetFrost extension

shadeInvert() → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetInvert extension

shadePixelate(double radius) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetPixelate extension

shadePixelateBlur({int samples = 4, double pixelSize = 8, double radius = 2}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetPixelateBlur extension

shadeRGB({double radius = 5, double spin = 1}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetRGB extension

shadeWarp({double amplitude = 1, double frequency = 1, double z = 1, int octaves = 2}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetWarp extension

shadeWarpAnimation({double amplitude = 1, double frequency = 1, double z = 1, double zSpeed = 1, int octaves = 2}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetWarp extension

shimmer({bool loading = true}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

sized({double? width, double? height}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

sized({double? width, double? height}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidget extension

then(InlineSpan span) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

thenButton({required VoidCallback onPressed, required Widget child}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

thenInlineCode(String text) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

thenText(String text) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the TextExtension extension

toBox(BuildContext context, {bool softWarn = true}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XSliverWidget extension

toDiagnosticsNode({String? name, DiagnosticsTreeStyle? style}) → DiagnosticsNode

Returns a debug representation of the object that is used by debugging tools and by DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep.

inherited

toSliver(BuildContext context, {bool fillRemaining = false, bool softWarn = true}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XSliverWidget extension

toString({DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.info}) → String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

toStringDeep({String prefixLineOne = '', String? prefixOtherLines, DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.debug, int wrapWidth = 65}) → 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 widget.

inherited

transform({Key? key, required Matrix4 transform}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

withAlign(AlignmentGeometry alignment) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

withMargin({double? top, double? bottom, double? left, double? right, double? horizontal, double? vertical, double? all}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

withOpacity(double opacity) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

withPadding({double? top, double? bottom, double? left, double? right, double? horizontal, double? vertical, double? all, EdgeInsetsGeometry? padding}) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the WidgetExtension extension

withTooltip(String tooltip) → Widget

Available on Widget, provided by the XWidgetArcane extension

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

The equality operator.

inherited