DropdownButton with custom height for list of options

custom_dropdown.dart

/// DropdownButton from material.dart does not allow to set a height
/// for the list of options inside it.
/// This is a copy of the Flutter's code which allows setting height also.
/// Once Flutter adds this in the framework this should be removed.

// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

import 'dart:math' as math;

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Duration _kDropdownMenuDuration = Duration(milliseconds: 300);
const double _kMenuItemHeight = 48.0;
const double _kDenseButtonHeight = 24.0;
const EdgeInsets _kMenuItemPadding = EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16.0);
const EdgeInsetsGeometry _kAlignedButtonPadding =
    EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(start: 16.0, end: 4.0);
const EdgeInsets _kUnalignedButtonPadding = EdgeInsets.zero;
const EdgeInsets _kAlignedMenuMargin = EdgeInsets.zero;
const EdgeInsetsGeometry _kUnalignedMenuMargin =
    EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(start: 16.0, end: 24.0);

class _DropdownMenuPainter extends CustomPainter {
  _DropdownMenuPainter({
    this.color,
    this.elevation,
    this.selectedIndex,
    this.resize,
  })  : _painter = BoxDecoration(
          // If you add an image here, you must provide a real
          // configuration in the paint() function and you must provide some sort
          // of onChanged callback here.
          color: color,
          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(2.0),
          boxShadow: kElevationToShadow[elevation],
        ).createBoxPainter(),
        super(repaint: resize);

  final Color color;
  final int elevation;
  final int selectedIndex;
  final Animation<double> resize;

  final BoxPainter _painter;

  @override
  void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
    final double selectedItemOffset =
        selectedIndex * _kMenuItemHeight + kMaterialListPadding.top;
    final Tween<double> top = Tween<double>(
      begin: selectedItemOffset.clamp(0.0, size.height - _kMenuItemHeight),
      end: 0.0,
    );

    final Tween<double> bottom = Tween<double>(
      begin:
          (top.begin + _kMenuItemHeight).clamp(_kMenuItemHeight, size.height),
      end: size.height,
    );

    final Rect rect = Rect.fromLTRB(
        0.0, top.evaluate(resize), size.width, bottom.evaluate(resize));

    _painter.paint(canvas, rect.topLeft, ImageConfiguration(size: rect.size));
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRepaint(_DropdownMenuPainter oldPainter) {
    return oldPainter.color != color ||
        oldPainter.elevation != elevation ||
        oldPainter.selectedIndex != selectedIndex ||
        oldPainter.resize != resize;
  }
}

// Do not use the platform-specific default scroll configuration.
// Dropdown menus should never overscroll or display an overscroll indicator.
class _DropdownScrollBehavior extends ScrollBehavior {
  const _DropdownScrollBehavior();

  @override
  TargetPlatform getPlatform(BuildContext context) =>
      Theme.of(context).platform;

  @override
  Widget buildViewportChrome(
          BuildContext context, Widget child, AxisDirection axisDirection) =>
      child;

  @override
  ScrollPhysics getScrollPhysics(BuildContext context) =>
      const ClampingScrollPhysics();
}

class _DropdownMenu<T> extends StatefulWidget {
  const _DropdownMenu({
    Key key,
    this.padding,
    this.route,
    this.height,
  }) : super(key: key);

  final _DropdownRoute<T> route;
  final EdgeInsets padding;
  final double height;

  @override
  _DropdownMenuState<T> createState() => _DropdownMenuState<T>();
}

class _DropdownMenuState<T> extends State<_DropdownMenu<T>> {
  CurvedAnimation _fadeOpacity;
  CurvedAnimation _resize;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    // We need to hold these animations as state because of their curve
    // direction. When the route's animation reverses, if we were to recreate
    // the CurvedAnimation objects in build, we'd lose
    // CurvedAnimation._curveDirection.
    _fadeOpacity = CurvedAnimation(
      parent: widget.route.animation,
      curve: const Interval(0.0, 0.25),
      reverseCurve: const Interval(0.75, 1.0),
    );
    _resize = CurvedAnimation(
      parent: widget.route.animation,
      curve: const Interval(0.25, 0.5),
      reverseCurve: const Threshold(0.0),
    );
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    // The menu is shown in three stages (unit timing in brackets):
    // [0s - 0.25s] - Fade in a rect-sized menu container with the selected item.
    // [0.25s - 0.5s] - Grow the otherwise empty menu container from the center
    //   until it's big enough for as many items as we're going to show.
    // [0.5s - 1.0s] Fade in the remaining visible items from top to bottom.
    //
    // When the menu is dismissed we just fade the entire thing out
    // in the first 0.25s.
    assert(debugCheckHasMaterialLocalizations(context));
    final MaterialLocalizations localizations =
        MaterialLocalizations.of(context);
    final _DropdownRoute<T> route = widget.route;
    final double unit = 0.5 / (route.items.length + 1.5);
    final List<Widget> children = <Widget>[];
    for (int itemIndex = 0; itemIndex < route.items.length; ++itemIndex) {
      CurvedAnimation opacity;
      if (itemIndex == route.selectedIndex) {
        opacity = CurvedAnimation(
            parent: route.animation, curve: const Threshold(0.0));
      } else {
        final double start = (0.5 + (itemIndex + 1) * unit).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
        final double end = (start + 1.5 * unit).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
        opacity = CurvedAnimation(
            parent: route.animation, curve: Interval(start, end));
      }
      children.add(FadeTransition(
        opacity: opacity,
        child: InkWell(
          child: Container(
            padding: widget.padding,
            child: route.items[itemIndex],
          ),
          onTap: () => Navigator.pop(
            context,
            _DropdownRouteResult<T>(route.items[itemIndex].value),
          ),
        ),
      ));
    }

    return FadeTransition(
      opacity: _fadeOpacity,
      child: CustomPaint(
        painter: _DropdownMenuPainter(
          color: Theme.of(context).canvasColor,
          elevation: route.elevation,
          selectedIndex: route.selectedIndex,
          resize: _resize,
        ),
        child: Semantics(
          scopesRoute: true,
          namesRoute: true,
          explicitChildNodes: true,
          label: localizations.popupMenuLabel,
          child: Material(
            type: MaterialType.transparency,
            textStyle: route.style,
            child: ScrollConfiguration(
              behavior: const _DropdownScrollBehavior(),
              child: Scrollbar(
                child: widget.height != null
                    ? SizedBox(
                        height: widget.height,
                        child: ListView(
                          controller: widget.route.scrollController,
                          padding: kMaterialListPadding,
                          itemExtent: _kMenuItemHeight,
                          shrinkWrap: true,
                          children: children,
                        ),
                      )
                    : ListView(
                        controller: widget.route.scrollController,
                        padding: kMaterialListPadding,
                        itemExtent: _kMenuItemHeight,
                        shrinkWrap: true,
                        children: children,
                      ),
              ),
            ),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class _DropdownMenuRouteLayout<T> extends SingleChildLayoutDelegate {
  _DropdownMenuRouteLayout({
    @required this.buttonRect,
    @required this.menuTop,
    @required this.menuHeight,
    @required this.textDirection,
  });

  final Rect buttonRect;
  final double menuTop;
  final double menuHeight;
  final TextDirection textDirection;

  @override
  BoxConstraints getConstraintsForChild(BoxConstraints constraints) {
    // The maximum height of a simple menu should be one or more rows less than
    // the view height. This ensures a tappable area outside of the simple menu
    // with which to dismiss the menu.
    //   -- https://material.io/design/components/menus.html#usage
    final double maxHeight =
        math.max(0.0, constraints.maxHeight - 2 * _kMenuItemHeight);
    // The width of a menu should be at most the view width. This ensures that
    // the menu does not extend past the left and right edges of the screen.
    final double width = math.min(constraints.maxWidth, buttonRect.width);
    return BoxConstraints(
      minWidth: width,
      maxWidth: width,
      minHeight: 0.0,
      maxHeight: maxHeight,
    );
  }

  @override
  Offset getPositionForChild(Size size, Size childSize) {
    assert(() {
      final Rect container = Offset.zero & size;
      if (container.intersect(buttonRect) == buttonRect) {
        // If the button was entirely on-screen, then verify
        // that the menu is also on-screen.
        // If the button was a bit off-screen, then, oh well.
        assert(menuTop >= 0.0);
        assert(menuTop + menuHeight <= size.height);
      }
      return true;
    }());
    assert(textDirection != null);
    double left;
    switch (textDirection) {
      case TextDirection.rtl:
        left = buttonRect.right.clamp(0.0, size.width) - childSize.width;
        break;
      case TextDirection.ltr:
        left = buttonRect.left.clamp(0.0, size.width - childSize.width);
        break;
    }
    return Offset(left, menuTop);
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRelayout(_DropdownMenuRouteLayout<T> oldDelegate) {
    return buttonRect != oldDelegate.buttonRect ||
        menuTop != oldDelegate.menuTop ||
        menuHeight != oldDelegate.menuHeight ||
        textDirection != oldDelegate.textDirection;
  }
}

// We box the return value so that the return value can be null. Otherwise,
// canceling the route (which returns null) would get confused with actually
// returning a real null value.
class _DropdownRouteResult<T> {
  const _DropdownRouteResult(this.result);

  final T result;

  @override
  bool operator ==(dynamic other) {
    if (other is! _DropdownRouteResult<T>) return false;
    final _DropdownRouteResult<T> typedOther = other;
    return result == typedOther.result;
  }

  @override
  int get hashCode => result.hashCode;
}

class _DropdownRoute<T> extends PopupRoute<_DropdownRouteResult<T>> {
  _DropdownRoute({
    this.items,
    this.padding,
    this.buttonRect,
    this.selectedIndex,
    this.elevation = 8,
    this.theme,
    this.height,
    @required this.style,
    this.barrierLabel,
  }) : assert(style != null);

  final double height;
  final List<DropdownMenuItem<T>> items;
  final EdgeInsetsGeometry padding;
  final Rect buttonRect;
  final int selectedIndex;
  final int elevation;
  final ThemeData theme;
  final TextStyle style;

  ScrollController scrollController;

  @override
  Duration get transitionDuration => _kDropdownMenuDuration;

  @override
  bool get barrierDismissible => true;

  @override
  Color get barrierColor => null;

  @override
  final String barrierLabel;

  @override
  Widget buildPage(BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation,
      Animation<double> secondaryAnimation) {
    return LayoutBuilder(
        builder: (BuildContext context, BoxConstraints constraints) {
      return _DropdownRoutePage<T>(
        route: this,
        constraints: constraints,
        items: items,
        padding: padding,
        buttonRect: buttonRect,
        selectedIndex: selectedIndex,
        elevation: elevation,
        theme: theme,
        style: style,
        height: height,
      );
    });
  }

  void _dismiss() {
    navigator?.removeRoute(this);
  }
}

class _DropdownRoutePage<T> extends StatelessWidget {
  const _DropdownRoutePage({
    Key key,
    this.route,
    this.constraints,
    this.items,
    this.padding,
    this.buttonRect,
    this.selectedIndex,
    this.elevation = 8,
    this.theme,
    this.style,
    this.height,
  }) : super(key: key);

  final _DropdownRoute<T> route;
  final BoxConstraints constraints;
  final List<DropdownMenuItem<T>> items;
  final EdgeInsetsGeometry padding;
  final Rect buttonRect;
  final int selectedIndex;
  final int elevation;
  final ThemeData theme;
  final TextStyle style;
  final double height;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    assert(debugCheckHasDirectionality(context));
    final double availableHeight = constraints.maxHeight;
    final double maxMenuHeight = availableHeight - 2.0 * _kMenuItemHeight;

    final double buttonTop = buttonRect.top;
    final double buttonBottom = math.min(buttonRect.bottom, availableHeight);

    // If the button is placed on the bottom or top of the screen, its top or
    // bottom may be less than [_kMenuItemHeight] from the edge of the screen.
    // In this case, we want to change the menu limits to align with the top
    // or bottom edge of the button.
    final double topLimit = math.min(_kMenuItemHeight, buttonTop);
    final double bottomLimit =
        math.max(availableHeight - _kMenuItemHeight, buttonBottom);

    final double selectedItemOffset =
        selectedIndex * _kMenuItemHeight + kMaterialListPadding.top;

    double menuTop = (buttonTop - selectedItemOffset) -
        (_kMenuItemHeight - buttonRect.height) / 2.0;
    final double preferredMenuHeight =
        (items.length * _kMenuItemHeight) + kMaterialListPadding.vertical;

    // If there are too many elements in the menu, we need to shrink it down
    // so it is at most the maxMenuHeight.
    final double menuHeight = math.min(maxMenuHeight, preferredMenuHeight);

    double menuBottom = menuTop + menuHeight;

    // If the computed top or bottom of the menu are outside of the range
    // specified, we need to bring them into range. If the item height is larger
    // than the button height and the button is at the very bottom or top of the
    // screen, the menu will be aligned with the bottom or top of the button
    // respectively.
    if (menuTop < topLimit) menuTop = math.min(buttonTop, topLimit);

    if (menuBottom > bottomLimit) {
      menuBottom = math.max(buttonBottom, bottomLimit);
      menuTop = menuBottom - menuHeight;
    }

    if (route.scrollController == null) {
      // The limit is asymmetrical because we do not care how far positive the
      // limit goes. We are only concerned about the case where the value of
      // [buttonTop - menuTop] is larger than selectedItemOffset, ie. when
      // the button is close to the bottom of the screen and the selected item
      // is close to 0.
      final double scrollOffset = preferredMenuHeight > maxMenuHeight
          ? math.max(0.0, selectedItemOffset - (buttonTop - menuTop))
          : 0.0;
      route.scrollController =
          ScrollController(initialScrollOffset: scrollOffset);
    }

    final TextDirection textDirection = Directionality.of(context);
    Widget menu = _DropdownMenu<T>(
      route: route,
      height: height,
      padding: padding.resolve(textDirection),
    );

    if (theme != null) menu = Theme(data: theme, child: menu);

    return MediaQuery.removePadding(
      context: context,
      removeTop: true,
      removeBottom: true,
      removeLeft: true,
      removeRight: true,
      child: Builder(
        builder: (BuildContext context) {
          return CustomSingleChildLayout(
            delegate: _DropdownMenuRouteLayout<T>(
              buttonRect: buttonRect,
              menuTop: menuTop,
              menuHeight: menuHeight,
              textDirection: textDirection,
            ),
            child: menu,
          );
        },
      ),
    );
  }
}

/// An item in a menu created by a [DropdownButton].
///
/// The type `T` is the type of the value the entry represents. All the entries
/// in a given menu must represent values with consistent types.
class DropdownMenuItem<T> extends StatelessWidget {
  /// Creates an item for a dropdown menu.
  ///
  /// The [child] argument is required.
  const DropdownMenuItem({
    Key key,
    this.value,
    @required this.child,
  })  : assert(child != null),
        super(key: key);

  /// The widget below this widget in the tree.
  ///
  /// Typically a [Text] widget.
  final Widget child;

  /// The value to return if the user selects this menu item.
  ///
  /// Eventually returned in a call to [DropdownButton.onChanged].
  final T value;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      height: _kMenuItemHeight,
      alignment: AlignmentDirectional.centerStart,
      child: child,
    );
  }
}

/// An inherited widget that causes any descendant [DropdownButton]
/// widgets to not include their regular underline.
///
/// This is used by [DataTable] to remove the underline from any
/// [DropdownButton] widgets placed within material data tables, as
/// required by the material design specification.
class DropdownButtonHideUnderline extends InheritedWidget {
  /// Creates a [DropdownButtonHideUnderline]. A non-null [child] must
  /// be given.
  const DropdownButtonHideUnderline({
    Key key,
    @required Widget child,
  })  : assert(child != null),
        super(key: key, child: child);

  /// Returns whether the underline of [DropdownButton] widgets should
  /// be hidden.
  static bool at(BuildContext context) {
    return context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(DropdownButtonHideUnderline) !=
        null;
  }

  @override
  bool updateShouldNotify(DropdownButtonHideUnderline oldWidget) => false;
}

/// A material design button for selecting from a list of items.
///
/// A dropdown button lets the user select from a number of items. The button
/// shows the currently selected item as well as an arrow that opens a menu for
/// selecting another item.
///
/// The type `T` is the type of the [value] that each dropdown item represents.
/// All the entries in a given menu must represent values with consistent types.
/// Typically, an enum is used. Each [DropdownMenuItem] in [items] must be
/// specialized with that same type argument.
///
/// The [onChanged] callback should update a state variable that defines the
/// dropdown's value. It should also call [State.setState] to rebuild the
/// dropdown with the new value.
///
/// {@tool snippet --template=stateful_widget_scaffold}
///
/// This sample shows a `DropdownButton` whose value is one of
/// "One", "Two", "Free", or "Four".
///
/// ```dart
/// String dropdownValue = 'One';
///
/// @override
/// Widget build(BuildContext context) {
///   return Scaffold(
///     body: Center(
///       child: DropdownButton<String>(
///         value: dropdownValue,
///         onChanged: (String newValue) {
///           setState(() {
///             dropdownValue = newValue;
///           });
///         },
///         items: <String>['One', 'Two', 'Free', 'Four']
///           .map<DropdownMenuItem<String>>((String value) {
///             return DropdownMenuItem<String>(
///               value: value,
///               child: Text(value),
///             );
///           })
///           .toList(),
///       ),
///     ),
///   );
/// }
/// ```
/// {@end-tool}
///
/// If the [onChanged] callback is null or the list of [items] is null
/// then the dropdown button will be disabled, i.e. its arrow will be
/// displayed in grey and it will not respond to input. A disabled button
/// will display the [disabledHint] widget if it is non-null.
///
/// Requires one of its ancestors to be a [Material] widget.
///
/// See also:
///
///  * [DropdownMenuItem], the class used to represent the [items].
///  * [DropdownButtonHideUnderline], which prevents its descendant dropdown buttons
///    from displaying their underlines.
///  * [RaisedButton], [FlatButton], ordinary buttons that trigger a single action.
///  * <https://material.io/design/components/menus.html#dropdown-menu>
class DropdownButton<T> extends StatefulWidget {
  /// Creates a dropdown button.
  ///
  /// The [items] must have distinct values. If [value] isn't null then it
  /// must be equal to one of the [DropDownMenuItem] values. If [items] or
  /// [onChanged] is null, the button will be disabled, the down arrow
  /// will be greyed out, and the [disabledHint] will be shown (if provided).
  ///
  /// The [elevation] and [iconSize] arguments must not be null (they both have
  /// defaults, so do not need to be specified). The boolean [isDense] and
  /// [isExpanded] arguments must not be null.
  DropdownButton({
    Key key,
    @required this.items,
    this.value,
    this.hint,
    this.disabledHint,
    @required this.onChanged,
    this.elevation = 8,
    this.style,
    this.underline,
    this.icon,
    this.iconDisabledColor,
    this.iconEnabledColor,
    this.iconSize = 24.0,
    this.isDense = false,
    this.isExpanded = false,
    this.height,
  })  : assert(items == null ||
            items.isEmpty ||
            value == null ||
            items
                    .where((DropdownMenuItem<T> item) => item.value == value)
                    .length ==
                1),
        assert(elevation != null),
        assert(iconSize != null),
        assert(isDense != null),
        assert(isExpanded != null),
        super(key: key);

  final double height;

  /// The list of items the user can select.
  ///
  /// If the [onChanged] callback is null or the list of items is null
  /// then the dropdown button will be disabled, i.e. its arrow will be
  /// displayed in grey and it will not respond to input. A disabled button
  /// will display the [disabledHint] widget if it is non-null.
  final List<DropdownMenuItem<T>> items;

  /// The value of the currently selected [DropdownMenuItem], or null if no
  /// item has been selected. If `value` is null then the menu is popped up as
  /// if the first item were selected.
  final T value;

  /// Displayed if [value] is null.
  final Widget hint;

  /// A message to show when the dropdown is disabled.
  ///
  /// Displayed if [items] or [onChanged] is null.
  final Widget disabledHint;

  /// Called when the user selects an item.
  ///
  /// If the [onChanged] callback is null or the list of [items] is null
  /// then the dropdown button will be disabled, i.e. its arrow will be
  /// displayed in grey and it will not respond to input. A disabled button
  /// will display the [disabledHint] widget if it is non-null.
  final ValueChanged<T> onChanged;

  /// The z-coordinate at which to place the menu when open.
  ///
  /// The following elevations have defined shadows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12,
  /// 16, and 24. See [kElevationToShadow].
  ///
  /// Defaults to 8, the appropriate elevation for dropdown buttons.
  final int elevation;

  /// The text style to use for text in the dropdown button and the dropdown
  /// menu that appears when you tap the button.
  ///
  /// Defaults to the [TextTheme.subhead] value of the current
  /// [ThemeData.textTheme] of the current [Theme].
  final TextStyle style;

  /// The widget to use for drawing the drop-down button's underline.
  ///
  /// Defaults to a 0.0 width bottom border with color 0xFFBDBDBD.
  final Widget underline;

  /// The widget to use for the drop-down button's icon.
  ///
  /// Defaults to an [Icon] with the [Icons.arrow_drop_down] glyph.
  final Widget icon;

  /// The color of any [Icon] descendant of [icon] if this button is disabled,
  /// i.e. if [onChanged] is null.
  ///
  /// Defaults to [Colors.grey.shade400] when the theme's
  /// [ThemeData.brightness] is [Brightness.light] and to
  /// [Colors.white10] when it is [Brightness.dark]
  final Color iconDisabledColor;

  /// The color of any [Icon] descendant of [icon] if this button is enabled,
  /// i.e. if [onChanged] is defined.
  ///
  /// Defaults to [Colors.grey.shade700] when the theme's
  /// [ThemeData.brightness] is [Brightness.light] and to
  /// [Colors.white70] when it is [Brightness.dark]
  final Color iconEnabledColor;

  /// The size to use for the drop-down button's down arrow icon button.
  ///
  /// Defaults to 24.0.
  final double iconSize;

  /// Reduce the button's height.
  ///
  /// By default this button's height is the same as its menu items' heights.
  /// If isDense is true, the button's height is reduced by about half. This
  /// can be useful when the button is embedded in a container that adds
  /// its own decorations, like [InputDecorator].
  final bool isDense;

  /// Set the dropdown's inner contents to horizontally fill its parent.
  ///
  /// By default this button's inner width is the minimum size of its contents.
  /// If [isExpanded] is true, the inner width is expanded to fill its
  /// surrounding container.
  final bool isExpanded;

  @override
  _DropdownButtonState<T> createState() => _DropdownButtonState<T>();
}

class _DropdownButtonState<T> extends State<DropdownButton<T>>
    with WidgetsBindingObserver {
  int _selectedIndex;
  _DropdownRoute<T> _dropdownRoute;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _updateSelectedIndex();
    WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(this);
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(this);
    _removeDropdownRoute();
    super.dispose();
  }

  // Typically called because the device's orientation has changed.
  // Defined by WidgetsBindingObserver
  @override
  void didChangeMetrics() {
    _removeDropdownRoute();
  }

  void _removeDropdownRoute() {
    _dropdownRoute?._dismiss();
    _dropdownRoute = null;
  }

  @override
  void didUpdateWidget(DropdownButton<T> oldWidget) {
    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
    _updateSelectedIndex();
  }

  void _updateSelectedIndex() {
    if (!_enabled) {
      return;
    }

    assert(widget.value == null ||
        widget.items
                .where((DropdownMenuItem<T> item) => item.value == widget.value)
                .length ==
            1);
    _selectedIndex = null;
    for (int itemIndex = 0; itemIndex < widget.items.length; itemIndex++) {
      if (widget.items[itemIndex].value == widget.value) {
        _selectedIndex = itemIndex;
        return;
      }
    }
  }

  TextStyle get _textStyle =>
      widget.style ?? Theme.of(context).textTheme.subhead;

  void _handleTap() {
    final RenderBox itemBox = context.findRenderObject();
    final Rect itemRect = itemBox.localToGlobal(Offset.zero) & itemBox.size;
    final TextDirection textDirection = Directionality.of(context);
    final EdgeInsetsGeometry menuMargin =
        ButtonTheme.of(context).alignedDropdown
            ? _kAlignedMenuMargin
            : _kUnalignedMenuMargin;

    assert(_dropdownRoute == null);
    _dropdownRoute = _DropdownRoute<T>(
      items: widget.items,
      height: widget.height,
      buttonRect: menuMargin.resolve(textDirection).inflateRect(itemRect),
      padding: _kMenuItemPadding.resolve(textDirection),
      selectedIndex: _selectedIndex ?? 0,
      elevation: widget.elevation,
      theme: Theme.of(context, shadowThemeOnly: true),
      style: _textStyle,
      barrierLabel: MaterialLocalizations.of(context).modalBarrierDismissLabel,
    );

    Navigator.push(context, _dropdownRoute)
        .then<void>((_DropdownRouteResult<T> newValue) {
      _dropdownRoute = null;
      if (!mounted || newValue == null) return;
      if (widget.onChanged != null) widget.onChanged(newValue.result);
    });
  }

  // When isDense is true, reduce the height of this button from _kMenuItemHeight to
  // _kDenseButtonHeight, but don't make it smaller than the text that it contains.
  // Similarly, we don't reduce the height of the button so much that its icon
  // would be clipped.
  double get _denseButtonHeight {
    final double fontSize =
        _textStyle.fontSize ?? Theme.of(context).textTheme.subhead.fontSize;
    return math.max(fontSize, math.max(widget.iconSize, _kDenseButtonHeight));
  }

  Color get _iconColor {
    // These colors are not defined in the Material Design spec.
    if (_enabled) {
      if (widget.iconEnabledColor != null) {
        return widget.iconEnabledColor;
      }

      switch (Theme.of(context).brightness) {
        case Brightness.light:
          return Colors.grey.shade700;
        case Brightness.dark:
          return Colors.white70;
      }
    } else {
      if (widget.iconDisabledColor != null) {
        return widget.iconDisabledColor;
      }

      switch (Theme.of(context).brightness) {
        case Brightness.light:
          return Colors.grey.shade400;
        case Brightness.dark:
          return Colors.white10;
      }
    }

    assert(false);
    return null;
  }

  bool get _enabled =>
      widget.items != null &&
      widget.items.isNotEmpty &&
      widget.onChanged != null;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    assert(debugCheckHasMaterial(context));
    assert(debugCheckHasMaterialLocalizations(context));

    // The width of the button and the menu are defined by the widest
    // item and the width of the hint.
    final List<Widget> items =
        _enabled ? List<Widget>.from(widget.items) : <Widget>[];
    int hintIndex;
    if (widget.hint != null || (!_enabled && widget.disabledHint != null)) {
      final Widget emplacedHint = _enabled
          ? widget.hint
          : DropdownMenuItem<Widget>(child: widget.disabledHint ?? widget.hint);
      hintIndex = items.length;
      items.add(DefaultTextStyle(
        style: _textStyle.copyWith(color: Theme.of(context).hintColor),
        child: IgnorePointer(
          child: emplacedHint,
          ignoringSemantics: false,
        ),
      ));
    }

    final EdgeInsetsGeometry padding = ButtonTheme.of(context).alignedDropdown
        ? _kAlignedButtonPadding
        : _kUnalignedButtonPadding;

    // If value is null (then _selectedIndex is null) or if disabled then we
    // display the hint or nothing at all.
    final int index = _enabled ? (_selectedIndex ?? hintIndex) : hintIndex;
    Widget innerItemsWidget;
    if (items.isEmpty) {
      innerItemsWidget = Container();
    } else {
      innerItemsWidget = IndexedStack(
        index: index,
        alignment: AlignmentDirectional.centerStart,
        children: items,
      );
    }

    const Icon defaultIcon = Icon(Icons.arrow_drop_down);

    Widget result = DefaultTextStyle(
      style: _textStyle,
      child: Container(
        padding: padding.resolve(Directionality.of(context)),
        height: widget.isDense ? _denseButtonHeight : null,
        child: Row(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
          mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
          children: <Widget>[
            widget.isExpanded
                ? Expanded(child: innerItemsWidget)
                : innerItemsWidget,
            IconTheme(
              data: IconThemeData(
                color: _iconColor,
                size: widget.iconSize,
              ),
              child: widget.icon ?? defaultIcon,
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );

    if (!DropdownButtonHideUnderline.at(context)) {
      final double bottom = widget.isDense ? 0.0 : 8.0;
      result = Stack(
        children: <Widget>[
          result,
          Positioned(
            left: 0.0,
            right: 0.0,
            bottom: bottom,
            child: widget.underline ??
                Container(
                  height: 1.0,
                  decoration: const BoxDecoration(
                      border: Border(
                          bottom: BorderSide(
                              color: Color(0xFFBDBDBD), width: 0.0))),
                ),
          ),
        ],
      );
    }

    return Semantics(
      button: true,
      child: GestureDetector(
        onTap: _enabled ? _handleTap : null,
        behavior: HitTestBehavior.opaque,
        child: result,
      ),
    );
  }
}

/// A convenience widget that wraps a [DropdownButton] in a [FormField].
class DropdownButtonFormField<T> extends FormField<T> {
  /// Creates a [DropdownButton] widget wrapped in an [InputDecorator] and
  /// [FormField].
  ///
  /// The [DropdownButton] [items] parameters must not be null.
  DropdownButtonFormField({
    Key key,
    T value,
    @required List<DropdownMenuItem<T>> items,
    this.onChanged,
    InputDecoration decoration = const InputDecoration(),
    FormFieldSetter<T> onSaved,
    FormFieldValidator<T> validator,
    Widget hint,
  })  : assert(decoration != null),
        super(
            key: key,
            onSaved: onSaved,
            initialValue: value,
            validator: validator,
            builder: (FormFieldState<T> field) {
              final InputDecoration effectiveDecoration = decoration
                  .applyDefaults(Theme.of(field.context).inputDecorationTheme);
              return InputDecorator(
                decoration:
                    effectiveDecoration.copyWith(errorText: field.errorText),
                isEmpty: value == null,
                child: DropdownButtonHideUnderline(
                  child: DropdownButton<T>(
                    isDense: true,
                    value: value,
                    items: items,
                    hint: hint,
                    onChanged: field.didChange,
                  ),
                ),
              );
            });

  /// Called when the user selects an item.
  final ValueChanged<T> onChanged;

  @override
  FormFieldState<T> createState() => _DropdownButtonFormFieldState<T>();
}

class _DropdownButtonFormFieldState<T> extends FormFieldState<T> {
  @override
  DropdownButtonFormField<T> get widget => super.widget;

  @override
  void didChange(T value) {
    super.didChange(value);
    if (widget.onChanged != null) widget.onChanged(value);
  }
}

The dropdownmenu is displaying on top of my dropdown could you please help me:

Code:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:fujitsuseats/model/team.dart';
import 'package:fujitsuseats/components/custom_dropdown.dart' as custom;

class DateTimeInputScreen extends StatefulWidget {
static const String id = 'dateTimeInput_screen';
@OverRide
_DateTimeInputScreenState createState() => _DateTimeInputScreenState();
}

class _DateTimeInputScreenState extends State {
String dropdownMonthValue = 'Jan';
String dropdownWeekValue = 'One';

@OverRide
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
final Team team = ModalRoute.of(context).settings.arguments;

return Scaffold(
  appBar: AppBar(
    title: Text(team.team),
  ),
  body: Container(
    child: Center(
      child: Column(
        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
        children: <Widget>[
          Card(
            child: ListTile(
              title: Text('Date'),
              subtitle: Column(
                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
                  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
                  children: <Widget>[
                    custom.DropdownButton<String>(
                      height: 100.0,
                      isExpanded: true,
                      value: dropdownMonthValue,
                      iconSize: 24,
                      elevation: 6,
                      style: TextStyle(color: Colors.deepPurple),
                      underline: Container(
                        height: 2,
                        color: Colors.deepPurpleAccent,
                      ),
                      onChanged: (String newValue) {
                        setState(() {
                          dropdownMonthValue = newValue;
                        });
                      },
                      items: <String>[
                        'Jan',
                        'Feb',
                        'Mar',
                        'Apr',
                        'May',
                        'Jun',
                        'Jul',
                        'Aug',
                        'Sept',
                        'Oct',
                        'Nov',
                        'Dec'
                      ].map<custom.DropdownMenuItem<String>>(
                          (String value) {
                        return custom.DropdownMenuItem<String>(
                          value: value,
                          child: Text(value),
                        );
                      }).toList(),
                    ),
                  ]),
              isThreeLine: true,
            ),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    ),
  ),
);

}
}

Did you find a solution for this?

Hello, how are you? I'm using your code for my project, and when I display the "DropDown" options, the list of options appears above, how should I locate that list? Thank you

did you get a solution for this?

It is showing the DropDown options above. This is not working.