Reputation: 2936

No Directionality widget found

I am trying to create a simple layout in flutter but keep getting this error:

The following assertion was thrown building Text("Deliver features faster", textAlign: center): No Directionality widget found.

I think the problem may be in the TextDirection class property, but I have been unable to find it.

Here is my code:

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

void main(){

  runApp( new MyHome());
}

class MyHome extends StatelessWidget{

  @override

  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    // TODO: implement build
    return new Material(
      child: new Container(
        color: Colors.red,
        margin: const EdgeInsets.all(5.0),
        child: new Row(
          children: <Widget>[
            new Expanded(
              child: new Text('Deliver features faster', textAlign: TextAlign.center),
            ),
            new Expanded(
              child: new Text('Craft beautiful UIs', textAlign: TextAlign.center),
            ),
            new Expanded(
              child: new FittedBox(
                fit: BoxFit.contain, // otherwise the logo will be tiny
                child: const FlutterLogo(),
              ),
            ),
          ],
        )
      ),
    );
  }
}

Here is the full stack trace of the error:

The following assertion was thrown building Text("Deliver features faster", textAlign: center):
No Directionality widget found.
RichText widgets require a Directionality widget ancestor.
The specific widget that could not find a Directionality ancestor was:
  RichText(textAlign: center, softWrap: wrapping at box width, maxLines: unlimited, text: "Deliver
  features faster")
The ownership chain for the affected widget is:
  RichText ← Text ← Expanded ← Row ← DecoratedBox ← Padding ← Container ← DefaultTextStyle ←
  AnimatedDefaultTextStyle ← _InkFeatures-[GlobalKey#978b7 ink renderer] ← ⋯
Typically, the Directionality widget is introduced by the MaterialApp or WidgetsApp widget at the
top of your application widget tree. It determines the ambient reading direction and is used, for
example, to determine how to lay out text, how to interpret "start" and "end" values, and to resolve
EdgeInsetsDirectional, AlignmentDirectional, and other *Directional objects.
When the exception was thrown, this was the stack:
#0      debugCheckHasDirectionality.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/widgets/debug.dart:223:7)
#1      debugCheckHasDirectionality (package:flutter/src/widgets/debug.dart:239:4)
#2      RichText.createRenderObject (package:flutter/src/widgets/basic.dart:4245:37)
#3      RenderObjectElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:4259:28)
#4      Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#5      Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#6      ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#7      Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#8      ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#9      ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#10     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#11     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#12     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#13     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#14     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#15     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#16     ParentDataElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3938:16)
#17     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#18     MultiChildRenderObjectElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:4738:32)
#19     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#20     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#21     SingleChildRenderObjectElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:4633:14)
#22     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#23     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#24     SingleChildRenderObjectElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:4633:14)
#25     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#26     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#27     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#28     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#29     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#30     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#31     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#32     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#33     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#34     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#35     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#36     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#37     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#38     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#39     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#40     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#41     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#42     StatefulElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3752:22)
#43     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#44     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#45     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#46     SingleChildRenderObjectElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:4633:14)
#47     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#48     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#49     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#50     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#51     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#52     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#53     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#54     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#55     SingleChildRenderObjectElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:4633:14)
#56     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#57     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#58     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#59     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#60     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#61     StatefulElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3752:22)
#62     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#63     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#64     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#65     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#66     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#67     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#68     StatefulElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3752:22)
#69     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#70     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#71     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#72     ComponentElement.performRebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3636:16)
#73     Element.rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3478:5)
#74     ComponentElement._firstBuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3605:5)
#75     ComponentElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:3600:5)
#76     Element.inflateWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2890:14)
#77     Element.updateChild (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2693:12)
#78     RenderObjectToWidgetElement._rebuild (package:flutter/src/widgets/binding.dart:852:16)
#79     RenderObjectToWidgetElement.mount (package:flutter/src/widgets/binding.dart:823:5)
#80     RenderObjectToWidgetAdapter.attachToRenderTree.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/widgets/binding.dart:769:17)
#81     BuildOwner.buildScope (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:2205:19)
#82     RenderObjectToWidgetAdapter.attachToRenderTree (package:flutter/src/widgets/binding.dart:768:13)
#83     BindingBase&GestureBinding&ServicesBinding&SchedulerBinding&PaintingBinding&RendererBinding&WidgetsBinding.attachRootWidget (package:flutter/src/widgets/binding.dart:657:7)
#84     runApp (package:flutter/src/widgets/binding.dart:699:7)
#85     main (/data/user/0/com.yourcompany.flutterproject/cache/flutter_projectENWZDI/flutter_project/lib/main.dart:6:3)
#86     _startIsolate.<anonymous closure> (dart:isolate-patch/dart:isolate/isolate_patch.dart:279)
#87     _RawReceivePortImpl._handleMessage (dart:isolate-patch/dart:isolate/isolate_patch.dart:165)
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Another exception was thrown: No Directionality widget found.
Another exception was thrown: Horizontal RenderFlex with multiple children has a null textDirection, so the layout order is undefined.
Another exception was thrown: 'package:flutter/src/rendering/box.dart': Failed assertion: line 1446 pos 12: 'hasSize': is not true.
uid=10079(com.yourcompany.flutterproject) Thread-5 identical 2 lines
Another exception was thrown: 'package:flutter/src/rendering/box.dart': Failed assertion: line 1446 pos 12: 'hasSize': is not true.
Another exception was thrown: 'package:flutter/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart': Failed assertion: line 1564 pos 12: 'hasSize': is not true.

Upvotes: 101

Answers (6)

Zahra Shehryar

Reputation: 1

but i think so it's scaffold issue you can't wrap in scaffold

Upvotes: 0

AnujAroshA

Reputation: 4811

This is not a solution to original question but for similar other scenario.

Totally agree with @CopsOnRoad's answer. Apart from that, there are scenarios you have to use MaterialApp.router option instead of MaterialApp. As an example, when we are using go_router plugin we may encounter this case.

For the happy path in the app development you will not get this issue with MaterialApp.router either. You will get this error if you try to write WidgetTest for this scenario. In that case one of the solutions is:

  testWidgets('Description', (widgetTester) async {
    await widgetTester.pumpWidget(const MaterialApp(
      home: YourScreen(),
    ));

    // rest of the code goes here
  });

Upvotes: 2

Raouf Rahiche

Reputation: 31356

flutter doesn't know whether the text is LTR or RTL, so you need to tell him the textDirection explicitly

Text("Hello", textDirection: TextDirection.ltr)

or you can just wrap the Text with a Directionality Widget

Directionality(
          textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
          child: Text('Hello')

and the purpuse of that is :

A widget that determines the ambient directionality of text and text-direction-sensitive render objects.

And a Text widget in the scope of a MaterialApp widget does not need to be given an explicit writing direction because The default localization in the widgets and material libraries is LTR

Upvotes: 112

CopsOnRoad

Reputation: 267704

You get this error, if you're not using MaterialApp or WidgetsApp at the root level of your tree hierarchy.

Solution:

void main() {
  runApp(
    MaterialApp(home: MyHome()), // use MaterialApp
  );
}

class MyHome extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold( // use Scaffold also in order to provide material app widgets
      body: Center(child: Text("Something")),
    );
  }
}

Upvotes: 54

Günter Zöchbauer

Reputation: 657486

If you don't use MaterialApp you need to wrap your app into some widgets yourself

import 'dart:ui' as ui;
...
runApp(
    new MediaQuery(
        data: new MediaQueryData.fromWindow(ui.window),
        child: new Directionality(
            textDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
            child: new MyHome())))

Upvotes: 64

PassionInfinite

Reputation: 638

The problem is not that you have not wrapped your widgets into MaterialApp. As the documentation says this error occurs due to the nesting of the same kind of Widgets like nesting of Row into Row, Column into Column or Column into ListView so the problem arises as it becomes unbounded constraints for the Widget so unable to identify the direction.

So to avoid this kind of problems usage of Flexible or Expanded occurs which identifies the remaining space.

In your case, you can simply give crossAxisAlignment with a value of start to the Row widget.

For more information, visit this documentation page

Upvotes: 5

No Directionality widget found

Answers (6)

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