icon_to_text_extension_codespark 0.0.3

Flutter extension to render any IconData (Material or Cupertino) as Text or TextSpan for inline icons in rich text and custom layouts.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

0.0.3 - 2025-06-01

Added

• Support for onTap callback in toTextSpan, enabling interactive text behavior.
• Allows tapping on the combined icon+text span for actions like navigation, popups, etc.
• Internally wraps the span with a TapGestureRecognizer when onTap is provided.
• Added IconTextLabel widget for a declarative and convenient way to render icons as styled text with prefix, postfix, and full layout/accessibility control

0.0.2 - 2025-06-01

Added

• Support for overriding iconColor specifically for the icon character in both toText and toTextSpan.
• Support for setting a semanticsLabel for screen readers via iconSemanticsLabel in toTextSpan and semanticsLabel in toText.
• Support for textAlign, textDirection, maxLines, and textOverflow in toText.
• Full parameter forwarding to improve flexibility and integration into different layouts and accessibility contexts.

0.0.1 - 2025-05-30

Added

• Initial release with IconData to Text / TextSpan extension methods.
• Support for both Material and Cupertino icons.
• Preserves original icon fontFamily and fontPackage.
• iconToString() extension method to convert IconData to a raw string character.
• toTextSpan(...) method with:
  • Optional TextStyle for base styling.
  • Optional prefix and postfix support.
• toText(...) method that wraps toTextSpan into a Text.rich(...) widget.
• Example app showcasing usage of toText, toTextSpan, and iconToString() method.
• README file with:
  • Package banner.
  • Pub.dev and GitHub badges.
  • Full usage instructions.
  • API documentation.
  • Screenshot preview of example app.