AlertDialog class

A material design alert dialog.

An alert dialog informs the user about situations that require acknowledgement. An alert dialog has an optional title and an optional list of actions. The title is displayed above the content and the actions are displayed below the content.

If the content is too large to fit on the screen vertically, the dialog will display the title and the actions and let the content overflow, which is rarely desired. Consider using a scrolling widget for content, such as SingleChildScrollView, to avoid overflow. (However, be aware that since AlertDialog tries to size itself using the intrinsic dimensions of its children, widgets such as ListView, GridView, and CustomScrollView, which use lazy viewports, will not work. If this is a problem, consider using Dialog directly.)

For dialogs that offer the user a choice between several options, consider using a SimpleDialog.

Typically passed as the child widget to showDialog, which displays the dialog.

This snippet shows a method in a State which, when called, displays a dialog box and returns a Future that completes when the dialog is dismissed. 
Future<void> _neverSatisfied() async {
  return showDialog<void>(
    context: context,
    barrierDismissible: false, // user must tap button!
    builder: (BuildContext context) {
      return AlertDialog(
        title: Text('Rewind and remember'),
        content: SingleChildScrollView(
          child: ListBody(
            children: <Widget>[
              Text('You will never be satisfied.'),
              Text('You\’re like me. I’m never satisfied.'),
            ],
          ),
        ),
        actions: <Widget>[
          FlatButton(
            child: Text('Regret'),
            onPressed: () {
              Navigator.of(context).pop();
            },
          ),
        ],
      );
    },
  );
}

See also:

Inheritance

Constructors

AlertDialog({Key key, Widget title, EdgeInsetsGeometry titlePadding, Widget content, EdgeInsetsGeometry contentPadding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(24.0, 20.0, 24.0, 24.0), List<Widget> actions, String semanticLabel, ShapeBorder shape })
Creates an alert dialog. [...]
const

Properties

actions → List<Widget>
The (optional) set of actions that are displayed at the bottom of the dialog. [...]
final
content → Widget
The (optional) content of the dialog is displayed in the center of the dialog in a lighter font. [...]
final
contentPadding → EdgeInsetsGeometry
Padding around the content. [...]
final
semanticLabel → String
The semantic label of the dialog used by accessibility frameworks to announce screen transitions when the dialog is opened and closed. [...]
final
shape → ShapeBorder
The shape of this dialog's border. [...]
final
title → Widget
The (optional) title of the dialog is displayed in a large font at the top of the dialog. [...]
final
titlePadding → EdgeInsetsGeometry
Padding around the title. [...]
final
hashCode → int
The hash code for this object. [...]
read-only, inherited
key → Key
Controls how one widget replaces another widget in the tree. [...]
final, inherited
runtimeType → Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
read-only, inherited

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. [...]
@protected, inherited
debugFillProperties(DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder properties) → void
Add additional properties associated with the node. [...]
inherited
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a non-existent 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 toStringDeep. [...]
inherited
toString({DiagnosticLevel minLevel: DiagnosticLevel.debug }) → String
Returns a string representation of this object.
inherited
toStringDeep({String prefixLineOne: '', String prefixOtherLines, DiagnosticLevel minLevel: DiagnosticLevel.debug }) → 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 ==(dynamic other) → bool
The equality operator. [...]
inherited