NodeWidget<T> class

A widget that builds the visual content of a node.

This widget is responsible for rendering the node's visual appearance:

  • Background color and border
  • Shape (rectangular, circular, diamond, etc.)
  • Content (custom child or default type/id display)
  • Selection styling

Important: This widget does NOT handle:

  • Positioning (handled by NodeContainer)
  • Gestures (handled by NodeContainer)
  • Ports (handled by NodeContainer)
  • Resize handles (handled by NodeContainer)

The widget supports three rendering modes:

  1. Self-rendering: When Node.buildWidget returns non-null, it's used directly (no styling applied - the node controls its own appearance)
  2. Custom content: Provide a child widget for complete control over node appearance
  3. Default style: Use NodeWidget.defaultStyle for standard node rendering

Example with custom content:

NodeWidget<MyData>(
  node: myNode,
  theme: nodeTheme,
  child: MyCustomNodeContent(data: myNode.data),
  backgroundColor: Colors.blue.shade50,
)

See also:

  • NodeContainer, which handles positioning and interactions
  • Node, the data model for nodes
  • NodeTheme, which defines default styling
Inheritance

Constructors

NodeWidget({Key? key, required Node<T> node, required NodeTheme theme, Widget? child, NodeShape? shape, Color? backgroundColor, Color? selectedBackgroundColor, Color? borderColor, Color? selectedBorderColor, double? borderWidth, double? selectedBorderWidth, BorderRadius? borderRadius, EdgeInsets? padding, bool showContent = true})
Creates a node widget with optional custom content.
const
NodeWidget.defaultStyle({Key? key, required Node<T> node, required NodeTheme theme, NodeShape? shape, Color? backgroundColor, Color? selectedBackgroundColor, Color? borderColor, Color? selectedBorderColor, double? borderWidth, double? selectedBorderWidth, BorderRadius? borderRadius, EdgeInsets? padding, bool showContent = true})
Creates a node widget with default content layout.
const

Properties

backgroundColor → Color?
Custom background color.
final
borderColor → Color?
Custom border color.
final
borderRadius → BorderRadius?
Custom border radius.
final
borderWidth → double?
Custom border width.
final
child → Widget?
Optional custom widget to display as node content.
final
hashCode → int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
key → Key?
Controls how one widget replaces another widget in the tree.
finalinherited
node → Node<T>
The node data model to render.
final
padding → EdgeInsets?
Custom padding inside the node.
final
runtimeType → Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
selectedBackgroundColor → Color?
Custom background color for selected state.
final
selectedBorderColor → Color?
Custom border color for selected state.
final
selectedBorderWidth → double?
Custom border width for selected state.
final
shape → NodeShape?
Optional shape for the node.
final
showContent → bool
Whether to show node content.
final
theme → NodeTheme
The theme for styling the node.
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