StatefulElement class

An element that manages a StatefulWidget and its State.

Inheritance

• Object
• Element
• StatefulElement

Constructors

StatefulElement(StatefulWidget widget)

Creates a stateful element to manage a StatefulWidget.

Properties

childElement ↔ Element?

The child element.

getter/setter pair

hashCode → int

The hash code for this object.

no setter, inherited

parent ↔ Element?

The parent element in the widget tree.

getter/setter pair, inherited

runtimeType → Type

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setter, inherited

state ↔ State<StatefulWidget>

The state associated with this element.

late, final

widget ↔ Widget

The widget that this element represents.

getter/setter pair, inherited

Methods

dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType<T extends InheritedWidget>() → T?

Obtains the nearest inherited widget of the given type T.

inherited

mount(Element? parent) → void

Adds this element to the tree, creates the state, and builds the child.

override

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

rebuild() → void

Rebuilds the child widget configuration and updates the child element.

render(Buffer buffer, Rect area) → void

Renders the underlying widget to the provided buffer within the area.

override

toString() → String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

unmount() → void

Removes this element and disposes of the state.

override

update(Widget newWidget) → void

Updates the element with a new Widget and triggers a state update.

override

visitChildren(void visitor(Element child)) → void

Invokes visitor on each child element of this node.

override

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

The equality operator.

inherited