read_more_less 1.0.0

Provides a widget that shows a read more/less button in case the text exceeds the maxHeight provided in the widget.

read_more_less

Provides a widget that shows a read more/less button in case the text exceeds the maxHeight provided in the widget.

Getting Started

Basic usage

The basic usage is simple. You provide a text and the widget will decide based on the maxHeight if it should show a read more/less button or not. It is possible to edit the maxHeight (default is 70) as a parameter of ReadMoreLess.

ReadMoreLess(
    text: '''
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur et lobortis erat. Sed vulputate elit lacinia justo tincidunt varius. Nam convallis semper magna, a volutpat turpis feugiat sed. Morbi ac ligula suscipit, lobortis arcu at, ornare justo. Maecenas vestibulum, eros et imperdiet egestas, tellus enim porttitor risus, sit amet tincidunt est neque nec arcu. Pellentesque egestas dolor vitae nisl varius, ut hendrerit nisl auctor. Morbi eget ex sapien. Donec congue sagittis ante, ac fermentum felis molestie at. Integer pharetra nec est at blandit. Nullam vestibulum at est id sollicitudin. Etiam maximus ipsum orci, nec placerat ligula pharetra vel. Curabitur rutrum justo et mauris eleifend, in tristique dolor molestie. Nullam ut sem quis orci dictum vestibulum eu ac sem. Nam eu consectetur lacus. Nulla ut elit sed urna condimentum efficitur.
        ''',
),

Screenshots

Example gif:

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
text	String	The main text to be displayed.
readLessText	String?	The text on the button when the text is expanded, in case the text overflows
readMoreText	String?	The text on the button when the text is collapsed, in case the text overflows
animationDuration	Duration	The duration of the animation when transitioning between read more and read less.
maxHeight	double	The maximum height of container around the [text] in the collapsed state.
textStyle	TextStyle?	The main textstyle used for [text]
textAlign	TextAlign	Whether and how to align [text] horizontally.
iconCollapsed	Widget	Allows a widget to replace the icon in the read more/less button in the collapsed state.
iconExpanded	Widget	Allows a widget to replace the icon in the read more/less button in the expanded state.
iconColor	Color	The color of the icon in the read more/less button. Does not work when [iconCollapsed] or [iconExpanded] are specified.
buttonTextStyle	TextStyle	The textstyle used for the read more/less button