Align class

A widget that aligns its child within itself and optionally sizes itself based on the child's size.

For example, to align a box at the bottom right, you would pass this box a tight constraint that is bigger than the child's natural size, with an alignment of Alignment.bottomRight.

This widget will be as big as possible if its dimensions are constrained and widthFactor and heightFactor are null. If a dimension is unconstrained and the corresponding size factor is null then the widget will match its child's size in that dimension. If a size factor is non-null then the corresponding dimension of this widget will be the product of the child's dimension and the size factor. For example if widthFactor is 2.0 then the width of this widget will always be twice its child's width.

{@tool snippet} The Align widget in this example uses one of the defined constants from Alignment, Alignment.topRight. This places the FlutterLogo in the top right corner of the parent blue Container.

A blue square container with the Flutter logo in the top right corner.

Center(
  child: Container(
    height: 120.0,
    width: 120.0,
    color: Colors.blue[50],
    child: const Align(
      alignment: Alignment.topRight,
      child: FlutterLogo(
        size: 60,
      ),
    ),
  ),
)

{@end-tool}

How it works

The alignment property describes a point in the child's coordinate system and a different point in the coordinate system of this widget. The Align widget positions the child such that both points are lined up on top of each other.

{@tool snippet} The Alignment used in the following example defines two points:

The Align widget positions the FlutterLogo such that the two points are on top of each other. In this example, the top left of the FlutterLogo will be placed at (72.0, 96.0) - (36.0, 48.0) = (36.0, 48.0) from the top left of the Align widget.

A blue square container with the Flutter logo positioned according to the Alignment specified above. A point is marked at the center of the container for the origin of the Alignment coordinate system.

Center(
  child: Container(
    height: 120.0,
    width: 120.0,
    color: Colors.blue[50],
    child: const Align(
      alignment: Alignment(0.2, 0.6),
      child: FlutterLogo(
        size: 60,
      ),
    ),
  ),
)

{@end-tool}

{@tool snippet} The FractionalOffset used in the following example defines two points:

The Align widget positions the FlutterLogo such that the two points are on top of each other. In this example, the top left of the FlutterLogo will be placed at (24.0, 72.0) - (12.0, 36.0) = (12.0, 36.0) from the top left of the Align widget.

The FractionalOffset class uses a coordinate system with an origin in the top-left corner of the Container in difference to the center-oriented system used in the example above with Alignment.

A blue square container with the Flutter logo positioned according to the FractionalOffset specified above. A point is marked at the top left corner of the container for the origin of the FractionalOffset coordinate system.

Center(
  child: Container(
    height: 120.0,
    width: 120.0,
    color: Colors.blue[50],
    child: const Align(
      alignment: FractionalOffset(0.2, 0.6),
      child: FlutterLogo(
        size: 60,
      ),
    ),
  ),
)

{@end-tool}

See also:

Inheritance
Implementers

Constructors

Align({Key? key, AlignmentGeometry alignment = Alignment.center, double? widthFactor, double? heightFactor, Widget? child})
Creates an alignment widget.
const

Properties

alignment → AlignmentGeometry
How to align the child.
final
child → Widget?
The widget below this widget in the tree.
final
hashCode → int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
heightFactor → double?
If non-null, sets its height to the child's height multiplied by this factor.
final
key → Key?
Controls how one widget replaces another widget in the tree.
finalinherited
runtimeType → Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
widthFactor → double?
If non-null, sets its width to the child's width multiplied by this factor.
final

Methods

build(BuildContext context) → Widget
Describes the part of the user interface represented by this widget.
override
createElement() → StatelessElement
Creates a StatelessElement to manage this widget's location in the tree.
inherited
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
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
toDiagnosticsNode({String? name, DiagnosticsTreeStyle? style}) → DiagnosticsNode
Returns a debug representation of the object that is used by debugging tools and by DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep.
inherited
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

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool
The equality operator.
inherited