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Animated Responsive Collapsible Menus in Flutter

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Dashboard View
  3. Magic Widget
  4. State Management
  5. Making it Responsive
  6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

In this article, the author explores building animated responsive collapsible menus in Flutter for a Discord clone project.

2. Dashboard View

  • Creates the layout with a collapsible menu on the left side and triggers for UI events.
  • Introduces the concept of a stretching container for animation.
  • Implement the initial UI layout.

3. Magic Widget

  • Introduces the SizeTransition widget to animate the size change of the menu.
  • Wraps the SizeTransition over the menu widget for smooth animations.

4. State Management

  • Adds functionality to toggle the menu using a state variable.
  • Adjusts the width of the menu based on its open/close state.
  • Resolves animation issues during menu closure.

5. Making it Responsive

  • Enhances responsiveness by wrapping the body with a LayoutBuilder.
  • Determines screen size to adjust the menu width accordingly for mobile and other devices.

6. Conclusion

  • Encourages further customization and modification based on individual use cases.
  • Offers to share the source code for reference.
  • Teases about potential future articles on the Discord clone project.

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