Im am working on an app that requires a price input in ¥
and as such has no decimal places.
If we use keyboardType: TextInputType.numberWithOptions()
we can get a number pad input.
If we use validator: (input) { }
we can check if input is valid but we cannot prevent it.
The problem is we can save a draft that will not need validation.
So it is better for us to only allow digit input in the first place.
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'Digits Only',
theme: ThemeData(
primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
),
home: MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
);
}
}
class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);
final String title;
@override
_MyHomePageState createState() => new _MyHomePageState();
}
class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(widget.title),
),
body: Center(
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: [
TextFormField(
autovalidate: true,
keyboardType: TextInputType.number,
validator: (input) {
final isDigitsOnly = int.tryParse(input);
return isDigitsOnly == null
? 'Input needs to be digits only'
: null;
},
),
],
),
),
);
}
}
Is there a way to prevent certain text input and only allow digits?
Best Answer
Yep, you can use the
inputFormatters
attribute and add theWhitelistingTextInputFormatter.digitsOnly
expressionYou can find more info here: https://docs.flutter.io/flutter/services/TextInputFormatter-class.html
After flutter 1.12,
WhitelistingTextInputFormatter
was deprecated and you are running a newer version, use :FilteringTextInputFormatter.digitsOnly
https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/services/FilteringTextInputFormatter-class.html