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FLUTTER => Overriding Back Button in Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'dart:async';
void main() => runApp(new BackButtonOverrideDemoWidget());
class BackButtonOverrideDemoWidget extends StatefulWidget{
@override
_BackButtonOverrideDemoWidgetState createState() => new _BackButtonOverrideDemoWidgetState();
}
class _BackButtonOverrideDemoWidgetState extends State<BackButtonOverrideDemoWidget> with WidgetsBindingObserver{
//-------------------------Test Variable
bool isBackButtonActivated = false;
//-------------------------Required For WidgetsBindingObserver
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(this);
}
@override
void dispose() {
WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(this);
super.dispose();
}
//-------------------------Function That Triggers when you hit the back key
@override
didPopRoute(){
bool override;
if(isBackButtonActivated)
override = false;
else
override = true;
return new Future<bool>.value(override);
}
//-------------------------Build Method
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return new Directionality(
textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
child: new Container(
color: (isBackButtonActivated) ? Colors.green : Colors.red,
child: new Center(
child: new FlatButton(
color: Colors.white,
onPressed: () {
isBackButtonActivated = !isBackButtonActivated;
setState(() {});
},
child: (isBackButtonActivated) ?
new Text("DeActive the Back Button") : new Text("Activate the Back Button"),
)
)
),
);
}
}
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