### Basic Searchfield Widget Setup

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/example

This snippet shows the main structure of a Flutter app using the Searchfield widget. It includes the MyApp and SearchFieldSample widgets, defining the app's theme and the initial setup for the search field.

```dart
// import 'package:example/pagination.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:searchfield/searchfield.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  // This widget is the root of your application.
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter App',
      theme: ThemeData(
        colorSchemeSeed: Colors.indigo,
        useMaterial3: true,
        brightness: Brightness.light,
      ),
      darkTheme: ThemeData(
        colorSchemeSeed: Colors.blue,
        useMaterial3: true,
        brightness: Brightness.dark,
      ),
      home: SearchFieldSample(),
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
    );
  }
}

class SearchFieldSample extends StatefulWidget {
  const SearchFieldSample({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<SearchFieldSample> createState() => _SearchFieldSampleState();
}

class _SearchFieldSampleState extends State<SearchFieldSample> {
  @override
  void initState() {
    cities = [
      City('New York', '10001'),
      City('Los Angeles', '90001'),
      City('Chicago', '60601'),
      City('Houston', '77001'),
      City('Phoenix', '85001'),
      City('Philadelphia', '19101'),
      City('San Antonio', '78201'),
      City('San Diego', '92101'),
      City('Dallas', '75201'),
      City('San Jose', '95101'),
      City('Austin', '73301'),
      City('Jacksonville', '32099'),
      City('Fort Worth', '76101'),
      City('Columbus', '43201'),
      City('Charlotte', '28201'),
      City('San Francisco', '94101'),
      City('Indianapolis', '46201'),
      City('Seattle', '98101'),
      City('Denver', '80201'),
      City('Washington', '20001'),
      City('Boston', '02101'),
    ].map(
      (City ct) {
        return SearchFieldListItem<City>(
          ct.name,
          value: ct.zip.toString(),
          item: ct,
          child: searchChild(ct, isSelected: false),
        );
      },
    ).toList();
    super.initState();
  }

  Widget searchChild(City city, {bool isSelected = false}) => ListTile(
        contentPadding: EdgeInsets.all(0),
        title: Text(city.name, 
            style: TextStyle(color: isSelected ? Colors.green : null)),
        trailing: Text('#${city.zip}'),
      );
  var cities = <SearchFieldListItem<City>>[];
  SearchFieldListItem<City>? selectedValue;
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: Text('Searchfield Demo')),
        body: Padding(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
          child: Column(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
            spacing: 20,
            children: [
              TextField(
                decoration: InputDecoration(
                  labelText: 'Enter username',
                  border: OutlineInputBorder(
                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(8)),
                  ),
                ),
              ),
              SearchField(
                suggestionsDecoration: SuggestionDecoration(
                  borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(2)),
                  itemPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16),
                ),
                maxSuggestionBoxHeight: 300,
                onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<City> item) {
                  setState(() {
                    selectedValue = item;
                  });
                },
                searchInputDecoration: SearchInputDecoration(
                  hintText: 'Search for a city or zip code',
                  prefixIcon: Icon(Icons.search),
                  suffix: Icon(Icons.expand_more),
                  border: OutlineInputBorder(
                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(8)),
                  ),
                ),
                onSearchTextChanged: (searchText) {
                  if (searchText.isEmpty) {
                    return cities
                        .map((e) => e.copyWith(
                            child: searchChild(e.item!,
                                isSelected: e == selectedValue)))
                        .toList();
                  }
                  // filter the list of cities by the search text
                  final filter = List<SearchFieldListItem<City>>.from(cities)
                      .where((city) {
                    return city.item!.name
                            .toLowerCase()
                            .contains(searchText.toLowerCase()) ||
                        city.item!.zip.toString().contains(searchText);
                  }).toList();
                  return filter;
                },
                selectedValue: selectedValue,
              )
            ],
          ),
        ));
  }
}

class City {
  final String name;
  final String zip;
  City(this.name, this.zip);
}

```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Suggestions

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Initialize a list of suggestions of any type. This example shows initializing a list of 'City' objects.

```dart
late List<SearchFieldListItem<City>> cities;
SearchFieldListItem<City>? selectedValue;

@override
void initState() {
  cities = [
    City('New York', '10001'),
    City('Los Angeles', '90001'),
    ...
  ]
  super.initState();
}

```

--------------------------------

### Load Suggestions from Network with Custom Loading Widget

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Demonstrates loading suggestions from a network with a custom widget displayed while loading. This example also shows how to filter suggestions based on user input and fetch initial suggestions.

```dart
SearchField(
    onSearchTextChanged: (query) {
    final filter = suggestions
        .where((element) =>
            element.toLowerCase().contains(query.toLowerCase()))
        .toList();
    return filter
        .map((e) =>
            SearchFieldListItem<String>(e, child: searchChild(e)))
        .toList();
    },
    onTap: () async {
    final result = await getSuggestions();
    setState(() {
        suggestions = result;
    });
    },
    /// widget to show when suggestions are empty
    emptyWidget: Container(
        decoration: suggestionDecoration,
        height: 200,
        child: const Center(
            child: CircularProgressIndicator(
        color: Colors.white,
        ))),
    hint: 'Load suggestions from network',
    itemHeight: 50,
    scrollbarDecoration: ScrollbarDecoration(),
    suggestionStyle: const TextStyle(fontSize: 24, color: Colors.white),
    searchInputDecoration: SearchInputDecoration(...),
    border: OutlineInputBorder(...)
    fillColor: Colors.white,
    filled: true,
    contentPadding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
        horizontal: 20,
    )),
    suggestionsDecoration: suggestionDecoration,
    suggestions: suggestions
        .map((e) => SearchFieldListItem<String>(e, child: searchChild(e)))
        .toList(),
    focusNode: focus,
    suggestionState: Suggestion.expand,
    onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<String> x) {

    },
),
```

--------------------------------

### Basic Searchfield Usage (Before v1.2.0)

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/changelog

This example demonstrates the basic usage of the SearchField widget before version 1.2.0, where `initialValue` was used to set the selected value.

```dart
SearchField(
    hint: 'Basic SearchField',
    dynamicHeight: true,
    maxSuggestionBoxHeight: 300,
    initialValue: SearchFieldListItem<String>('ABC'),
    suggestions: dynamicHeightSuggestion
        .map(SearchFieldListItem<String>.new)
        .toList(),
    suggestionState: Suggestion.expand,
)
```

--------------------------------

### Map Suggestions to SearchFieldListItem

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Map your data objects to SearchFieldListItem to configure how they are displayed and searched. This example maps 'City' objects.

```dart
@override
void initState() {
  cities = [
    City('New York', '10001'),
    City('Los Angeles', '90001'),
    ...
  ].map(
    (City ct) {
      return SearchFieldListItem<City>(
        // search will be performed on this value
        ct.name,
        // value to set in input on click, defaults to searchKey (optional)
        value: ct.zip.toString(),
        // custom object to pass in the suggestion list (optional)
        item: ct,
        // custom widget to show in the suggestion list (optional)
        child: searchChild(ct, isSelected: false),
      );
    },
  ).toList();
  super.initState();
}

```

--------------------------------

### Searchfield Usage with Explicit SelectedValue Handling (v1.2.0+)

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/changelog

This example shows the updated usage of the SearchField widget from version 1.2.0 onwards, where the `selectedValue` must be explicitly managed by the client using the `onSuggestionTap` callback.

```dart
var selectedValue = SearchFieldListItem<String>('ABC');

SearchField(
    hint: 'Basic SearchField',
    dynamicHeight: true,
    maxSuggestionBoxHeight: 300,
    // now the selectedValue is handled by the client
    onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<String> item) {
        setState(() {
            selectedValue = item;
        });
    },
    selectedValue: selectedValue, // rename initialValue to selectedValue
    suggestions: dynamicHeightSuggestion
        .map(SearchFieldListItem<String>.new)
        .toList(),
    suggestionState: Suggestion.expand,
)
```

--------------------------------

### Declare searchfield in pubspec.yaml

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/install

This is an example of how the searchfield dependency will appear in your pubspec.yaml file after running `flutter pub add searchfield`.

```yaml
dependencies:
  searchfield: ^2.0.0
```

--------------------------------

### Migrate SearchField Input Decoration

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/changelog

Shows the transition from direct property usage to the SearchInputDecoration wrapper.

```dart
SearchField(
    textCapitalization: TextCapitalization.words,
    style: TextStyle(...)
    ...
)
```

```dart
SearchField(
    searchInputDecoration: SearchInputDecoration(
        textCapitalization: TextCapitalization.words,
        style: TextStyle(...)
        ...
    )
    ...
),
```

--------------------------------

### Dynamic Searchfield Suggestions with Filtering

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Implement dynamic filtering of suggestions based on user input using the 'onSearchTextChanged' callback. This provides real-time search results as the user types.

```dart
SearchField(
    onSearchTextChanged: (query) {
      final filter = suggestions
          .where((element) =>
              element.toLowerCase().contains(query.toLowerCase()))
          .toList();
      return filter
          .map((e) => SearchFieldListItem<String>(e,
              child: Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4.0),
                child: Text(e,
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24, color: Colors.red)),
              )))
          .toList();
    },
    selectedValue: selectedValue,
      onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<Country> x) {
        setState(() {
          selectedValue = x.item;
        });
      },
    key: const Key('searchfield'),
    hint: 'Search by country name',
    itemHeight: 50,
    searchInputDecoration:
        SearchInputDecoration(hintStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.red)),
    suggestionsDecoration: SuggestionDecoration(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4),
        border: Border.all(color: Colors.red),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(10))),
    suggestions: suggestions
        .map((e) => SearchFieldListItem<String>(e,
            child: Padding(
              padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4.0),
              child: Text(e,
                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24, color: Colors.red)),
            )))
        .toList(),
    focusNode: focus,
    suggestionState: Suggestion.expand,
    selectedValue: selectedValue,
    onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<String> x) {
      setState(() {
          selectedValue = x.item;
        });
    },
  ),

)
```

--------------------------------

### Customize Suggestion Item Decoration

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Customize the padding, border radius, and background color of each suggestion item using SuggestionDecoration.

```dart
SearchField(
    hint: 'Search for a city or zip code',
    maxSuggestionBoxHeight: 300,
    onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<City> item) {
      setState(() {
        selectedValue = item;
      });
    },
    selectedValue: selectedValue,
    ...
    /// customizes the decoration of each suggestion item
    suggestionItemDecoration: SuggestionDecoration(
      padding: EdgeInsets.all(8),
      borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(2)),
      color: Colors.grey.shade200,
    ),
  ),
```

--------------------------------

### Customize Suggestions List

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Customize the appearance of the suggestions list using the suggestionsDecoration property.

```dart
SearchField(
    hint: 'Search for a city or zip code',
    maxSuggestionBoxHeight: 300,
    onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<City> item) {
      setState(() {
        selectedValue = item;
      });
    },
    selectedValue: selectedValue,
    ...
    /// customize the decoration of the suggestions list
    suggestionsDecoration: SuggestionDecoration(
      border: Border.all(color: Colors.grey),
      hoverColor: Colors.grey.shade200,
      borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(2)),
    ),
  ),

```

--------------------------------

### SearchField Properties

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

This section details the various properties available for the SearchField widget, allowing for extensive customization of its appearance and behavior.

```APIDOC
## SearchField Widget Properties

### Description
Provides a list of configurable properties for the SearchField widget.

### Properties
- **animationDuration** (Duration) - Duration for the animation of the suggestions list.
- **autoCorrect** (bool) - Defines whether to enable autoCorrect. Defaults to `true`.
- **autofocus** (bool) - Defines whether to enable autofocus. Defaults to `false`.
- **autoValidateMode** (AutoValidateMode) - Used to enable/disable this form field auto validation and update its error text. Defaults to `AutoValidateMode.disabled`.
- **contextMenuBuilder** (FormField) - Creates a [FormField] that contains a [TextField]. When a [controller] is specified, [initialValue] must be null (the default). If [controller] is null, then a [TextEditingController] will be constructed automatically and its text will be initialized to [initialValue] or the empty string. For documentation about the various parameters, see the [TextField] class and [TextField.new], the constructor.
- **controller** (TextEditingController) - TextEditing Controller to interact with the searchfield.
- **comparator** (Comparator) - Property to filter out the suggestions with a custom logic (Deprecated. Use `onSearchTextChanged` instead).
- **dynamicHeight** (bool) - Set to true to opt-in to dynamic height. Defaults to `false` (`itemHeight : 51`).
- **emptyWidget** (Widget) - Custom Widget to show when search returns empty Results or when `showEmpty` is true. Defaults to `SizedBox.shrink`.
- **enabled** (bool) - Defines whether to enable the searchfield. Defaults to `true`.
- **focusNode** (FocusNode) - FocusNode to interact with the searchfield.
- **hint** (String) - Hint for the search Input.
- **readOnly** (bool) - Defines whether to enable the searchfield. Defaults to `false`.
- **selectedValue** (dynamic) - The initial value to be set in searchfield when its rendered, if not specified it will be empty.
- **inputType** (TextInputType) - Keyboard Type for SearchField.
- **inputFormatters** (List<TextInputFormatter>) - Input Formatter for SearchField.
- **itemHeight** (double) - Height of each suggestion Item. Defaults to `51.0`.
- **keepSearchOnSelection** (bool) - Boolean to keep the search text in the searchfield when a suggestion is selected. Defaults to `false`.
- **marginColor** (Color) - Color for the margin between the suggestions.
- **maxSuggestionBoxHeight** (double) - Specifies a maximum height for the suggestion box when `dynamicHeight` is set to `true`.
- **maxSuggestionsInViewPort** (int) - The max number of suggestions that can be shown in a viewport.
- **offset** (Offset) - Suggestion List offset from the searchfield. The top left corner of the searchfield is the origin (0,0).
- **onOutSideTap** (VoidCallback) - Callback when the user taps outside the searchfield.
- **onSaved** (FormFieldSetter<String>) - An optional method to call with the final value when the form is saved via FormState.save.
- **onScroll** (ScrollCallback) - Callback when the suggestion list is scrolled. It returns the current scroll position in pixels and the max scroll position.
- **onSearchTextChanged** (ValueChanged<String>) - Callback when the searchfield text changes, it returns the current text in the searchfield.
- **onSuggestionTap** (ValueChanged<SearchFieldListItem>) - Callback when a suggestion is tapped, it returns the tapped value which can be used to set the selectedValue.
- **onSubmit** (ValueChanged<String>) - Callback when the searchfield is submitted, it returns the current text in the searchfield.
- **onTap** (VoidCallback) - Callback when the searchfield is tapped or brought into focus.
- **scrollbarDecoration** (ScrollbarDecoration) - Decoration for the scrollbar.
- **scrollController** (ScrollController) - ScrollController to interact with the suggestions list.
- **showEmpty** (bool) - Boolean to show/hide the emptyWidget.
- **suggestions** (List<SearchFieldListItem>) - **Required**. List of SearchFieldListItem to search from. Each `SearchFieldListItem` in the list requires a unique searchKey, which is used to search the list and an optional Widget, Custom Object to display custom widget and to associate a object with the suggestion list.
- **suggestionState** (SuggestionState) - Enum to hide/show the suggestion on focusing the searchfield. Defaults to `SuggestionState.expand`.
- **searchStyle** (TextStyle) - TextStyle for the search Input.
- **searchInputDecoration** (InputDecoration) - Decoration for the search Input (e.g. to update HintStyle) similar to built-in textfield widget.
- **suggestionsDecoration** (BoxDecoration) - Decoration for suggestions List with ability to add box shadow, background color and much more.
- **suggestionDirection** (SuggestionDirection) - Direction of the suggestions list. Defaults to `SuggestionDirection.down`.
- **suggestionItemDecoration** (BoxDecoration) - Decoration for suggestionItem with ability to add color and gradient in the background.
- **SuggestionAction** (SuggestionAction) - Enum to control focus of the searchfield on suggestion tap.
- **suggestionStyle** (TextStyle) - Specifies `TextStyle` for suggestions when no child is provided.
- **textInputAction** (TextInputAction) - An action the user has requested the text input control to perform through the submit button on the keyboard.
- **textCapitalization** (TextCapitalization) - Configures how the platform keyboard will select an uppercase or lowercase keyboard on IOS and Android.
- **textAlign** (TextAlign) - Specifies the alignment of the text in the searchfield. Defaults to `TextAlign.start`.
```

--------------------------------

### Add searchfield Dependency

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/install

Use this command to add the searchfield package to your Flutter project's dependencies. This command automatically updates your pubspec.yaml file.

```bash
$ flutter pub add searchfield
```

--------------------------------

### Add SearchField Widget

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Integrate the SearchField widget into your widget tree, configuring its behavior and appearance.

```dart
SearchField(
    hint: 'Search for a city or zip code',
    maxSuggestionBoxHeight: 300,
    onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<City> item) {
      setState(() {
        selectedValue = item;
      });
    },
    onSearchTextChanged: (searchText) {
      if (searchText.isEmpty) {
        return cities
      }
      // filter the list with your custom search logic
      final filter = List<SearchFieldListItem<City>>.from(cities)
          .where((city) {
        return city.item!.name
                .toLowerCase()
                .contains(searchText.toLowerCase()) ||
            city.item!.zip.toString().contains(searchText);
      }).toList();
      return filter;
    },
    selectedValue: selectedValue,
    suggestions: cities,
    suggestionState: Suggestion.expand,
  ),

```

--------------------------------

### Import searchfield Package in Dart

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/install

Import the searchfield package into your Dart code to use its widgets and functionalities. This import statement is required before using any components from the package.

```dart
import 'package:searchfield/searchfield.dart';
```

--------------------------------

### Implement Searchfield Validation

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Use the 'validator' property to define custom validation logic for the Searchfield input. Ensure the input matches expected criteria before proceeding.

```dart
Form(
  key: _formKey,
  child: SearchField(
    suggestions: _statesOfIndia
        .map((e) => SearchFieldListItem(e))
        .toList(),
    suggestionState: Suggestion.expand,
    textInputAction: TextInputAction.next,
    hint: 'SearchField Example 2',
    searchStyle: TextStyle(
      fontSize: 18,
      color: Colors.black.withValues(alpha: 0.8),
    ),
    validator: (x) {
      if (!_statesOfIndia.contains(x) || x!.isEmpty) {
        return 'Please Enter a valid State';
      }
      return null;
    },
    selectedValue: selectedValue,
      onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<Country> x) {
        setState(() {
          selectedValue = x.item;
        });
      },
    searchInputDecoration: SearchInputDecoration(
      focusedBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(
          color: Colors.black.withValues(alpha: 0.8),
        ),
      ),
      border: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.red),
      ),
    ),
    maxSuggestionsInViewPort: 6,
    itemHeight: 50,
    onTap: (x) {},
  ))

)
```

--------------------------------

### Customize Search Input

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Customize the appearance of the search input field using the searchInputDecoration property.

```dart
SearchField(
    hint: 'Search for a city or zip code',
    maxSuggestionBoxHeight: 300,
    onSuggestionTap: (SearchFieldListItem<City> item) {
      setState(() {
        selectedValue = item;
      });
    },
    selectedValue: selectedValue,
    ...
    /// customize the search input with wide range of properties
    /// through SearchInputDecoration
    searchInputDecoration: SearchInputDecoration(
      prefixIcon: Icon(Icons.search),
      suffix: Icon(Icons.expand_more),
      border: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(8)),
      ),
      ...
    ),
  ),

```

--------------------------------

### Customize Searchfield Suggestions with Widgets

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield

Pass custom widgets to the 'child' property of 'SearchFieldListItem' to fully customize the appearance of suggestions. This allows for rich UI elements within the suggestion list.

```dart
SearchField(
  suggestions: _statesOfIndia
     .map((e) => SearchFieldListItem(e,
        child: Align(
          alignment: Alignment.centerRight,
          child: Padding(
             padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal:16.0),
               child: Text(e,
                 style: TextStyle(color: Colors.red),
               ),
             ),
          ))).toList(),
    ...
    ...
)
```

--------------------------------

### City Data Class

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/example

Defines a simple data class to represent a city with its name and zip code. This class is used to structure the data for the autocomplete suggestions.

```dart
class City {
  String name;
  String zip;
  City(this.name, this.zip);
}
```

--------------------------------

### Clear Input Button

Source: https://pub.dev/packages/searchfield/example

Provides a button to clear the currently selected input value in the search field. This is useful for resetting the search.

```dart
ElevatedButton(
                  onPressed: () {
                    setState(() {
                      selectedValue = null;
                    });
                  },
                  child: Text('clear input'))
```

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