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In Flutter there can be Two types of lists, namely, horizontal list and vertical list. Both these lists are created using the ListView constructor and assigning the scrollDirection parameter. By default, the scroll direction parameter is vertical for a vertical list but it can be overridden by passing a horizontal parameter to it.

Constructor of ListView :

ListView ListView({
  Key? key,
  Axis scrollDirection = Axis.vertical,
  bool reverse = false,
  ScrollController? controller,
  bool? primary,
  ScrollPhysics? physics,
  bool shrinkWrap = false,
  EdgeInsetsGeometry? padding,
  double? itemExtent,
  double? Function(int, SliverLayoutDimensions)? itemExtentBuilder,
  Widget? prototypeItem,
  bool addAutomaticKeepAlives = true,
  bool addRepaintBoundaries = true,
  bool addSemanticIndexes = true,
  double? cacheExtent,
  List<Widget> children = const <Widget>[],
  int? semanticChildCount,
  DragStartBehavior dragStartBehavior = DragStartBehavior.start,
  ScrollViewKeyboardDismissBehavior keyboardDismissBehavior = ScrollViewKeyboardDismissBehavior.manual,
  String? restorationId,
  Clip clipBehavior = Clip.hardEdge,
  HitTestBehavior hitTestBehavior = HitTestBehavior.opaque,
})

Key Properties Of ListView Widget:

Property

Description

childrenDelegate

This property takes in SliverChildDelegate class as the object. It provides a children delegate for the Listview

itemExtent

The itemExtent property takes in a double value as the object to set the extent of the scrollable area for the ListView

scrollDirection

Creates a scrollable, linear array of widgets from an explicit List. by default it sets to Axis.vertical (vertical list) and we can change that to Axis.horizontal (horizontal list).

In this article, we will look into the process of creating a horizontal list. For the same purpose, we will design a simple app that shows a list of images of superheroes in a horizontal direction.


Steps to Implement Horizontal list in Flutter Application

Step 1 : Creating a statelessWidget

To create a stateless widget that provides a base structure to the application using the below code:

Dart 
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final title = 'GeeksForGeeks';

    return MaterialApp()
    .....

Step 2 : Adding the scaffold widget

To add a scaffold widget inside the statelessWidget use the below technique:

Dart 
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final title = 'GeeksForGeeks';

    return MaterialApp(
      title: title,
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text(title),
        )
        .....

Step 3 : Creating ListView with containers

A simple ListView with containers can be created as follows:

Dart 
ListView(
            scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
            children: <Widget>[
              Container(
                height: 480.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://4kwallpapers.com/images/walls/thumbs_2t/13495.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
              Container(
                height: 480.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://wallpapercat.com/w/full/0/a/8/319915-3840x2160-desktop-4k-iron-man-background.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
              Container(
                height: 240.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/1022/408/961/tv-show-ben-10-ben-tennyson-wallpaper-preview.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
              Container(
                height: 480.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/724/879/773/prabhas-bahubali-part-2-wallpaper-preview.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),

 
Now that we have designed all the essential components of the app, it's time to integrate them into one complete app as follows:

Complete Source Code (main.dart) :

Dart 
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final title = 'GeeksForGeeks';

    return MaterialApp(
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      title: title,
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text(title),
          backgroundColor: Colors.green,
        ),
        body: Container(
          margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 20.0),
          height: 550.0,
          child: ListView(
            scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
            children: <Widget>[
              Container(
                height: 480.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://4kwallpapers.com/images/walls/thumbs_2t/13495.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
              Container(
                height: 480.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://wallpapercat.com/w/full/0/a/8/319915-3840x2160-desktop-4k-iron-man-background.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
              Container(
                height: 240.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/1022/408/961/tv-show-ben-10-ben-tennyson-wallpaper-preview.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
              Container(
                height: 480.0,
                width: 240.0,
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  image: DecorationImage(
                    image: NetworkImage(
                        'https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/724/879/773/prabhas-bahubali-part-2-wallpaper-preview.jpg'),
                    fit: BoxFit.fill,
                  ),
                  shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}


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