How to select only one group value of Radio button in Flutter?

Question

I'm using Flutter-Dart-SQLite to develop a quiz application. Here I have used RadioListTile for radio button functionality. I am passing the text value from an array to this StatefulWidget. This is the code I'm using,

    import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
    import 'package:get/get_state_manager/get_state_manager.dart';
    import 'package:loginform_validation_demo/QuizApp/controllers/question_controller.dart';
    import 'package:loginform_validation_demo/resource-file/constants.dart';
    import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
    import 'package:flutter/src/material/radio_list_tile.dart';

    class OptionRadio extends StatefulWidget {
      final String text;
      final int index;
      final VoidCallback press;

      const OptionRadio({
        Key key,
        this.text,
        this.index,
        this.press,
      }) : super();

      @override
      OptionRadioPage createState() =>
          OptionRadioPage(this.text, this.index, this.press);
    }

    class OptionRadioPage extends State<OptionRadio> {
      final String text;
      int index;
      final VoidCallback press;
      QuestionController controllerCopy =QuestionController();

      int id = 1;
      int selectedButton = null;
      bool _isButtonDisabled;

      OptionRadioPage(this.text, this.index, this.press);

      @override
      void initState() {
        _isButtonDisabled = false;
      }

      int _selected = null;

      @override
      Widget build(BuildContext context) {
        return GetBuilder<QuestionController>(
            init: QuestionController(),
            builder: (qnController) {
              Color getTheRightColor() {
                if (qnController.isAnswered) {
                  if (index == qnController.selectedAns &&
                      qnController.selectedAns == qnController.correctAns) {

                    return kBlackColor;
                  } else if (index == qnController.selectedAns &&
                      qnController.selectedAns != qnController.correctAns) {
                    return kBlackColor;
                  }

                }
                return kBlackColor;
              }

              return InkWell(
                onTap: press,
                child: Container(
                  child: Row(
                    children: <Widget>[
                      Expanded(
                        child: Container(
                            // height: 60.0,
                            child: Theme(
                              data: Theme.of(context).copyWith(
                                  unselectedWidgetColor: Colors.grey,
                                  disabledColor: Colors.blue),
                              child: Column(children:
                              [
                                RadioListTile(
                                  title: Text(
                                    "${index + 1}. $text",
                                    style: TextStyle(
                                        color: getTheRightColor(), fontSize: 16),
                                    softWrap: true,
                                  ),
                                  /*Here the selectedButton which is null initially takes place of value after onChanged. Now, I need to clear the selected button when other button is clicked */
                                  groupValue: selectedButton,
                                  value: index,
                                  activeColor: Colors.green,
                                  onChanged:
                                      (val) async {

                                    debugPrint(
                                        'Radio button is clicked onChanged $val');
                                    setState(() {
                                      debugPrint('Radio button setState $val');
                                      selectedButton = val;
                                      debugPrint('Radio button is clicked onChanged $index');
                                    
                                    });
                                    SharedPreferences prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
                                    prefs.setInt('intValue', val);
                                  },
                                  toggleable: true,
                                ),
                              ]
                              ),
                            )),
                      ),
                    ],
                  ),
                ),
              );
            });
      }

      @override
      State<StatefulWidget> createState() {
        throw UnimplementedError();
      }
    }

Here the selectedButton which is null initially takes place of value of group value after onChanged. Now, I need to clear the selected button when the other button is clicked.

I'm guessing I have something done wrong in group value part.

The part where I use OptionRadio,

class QuestionCardWidgetRadio extends StatelessWidget {
  OptionRadio optionRadio = OptionRadio();
  QuestionCardWidgetRadio({
    Key key,
    this.note,
    this.index,
    this.questionLength,
  }) : super(key: key);

  final BlazorQuiz note;
  final int index;
  final int questionLength;
  bool _isAnswered = false;
  bool get isAnswered => this._isAnswered;
  int selectedButton;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    QuestionController _questionController =
        Get.put(QuestionController());
    debugPrint("Answer Print : ${note.Answer.split(",")}");
    return Container(
        margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: kDefaultPadding, vertical: 35),
        decoration: BoxDecoration(
          color: Colors.white,
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(25),
        ),
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(kDefaultPadding),
    child: SingleChildScrollView(
    scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
        child: Column(
          children: [
            ...List.generate(
              note.Answer.split(",").length,
              (index) => OptionRadio(
                index: index,
                text: note.Answer.split(",")[index],
                press: (val) => setState(() {
                  selectedButton = int.parse(val.toString());
                  print("$selectedButton");
                }),
                selectedButton: selectedButton,
                // press:
                //       () =>{
                //   _isAnswered = true,
                //   _questionController.checkAns(note, index),
                //     selectedButton,
                // }
              ),

            SingleChildScrollView(
              scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
              child: TextButton(
                onPressed: () async {
                  debugPrint("Clicked options : ${note.Answer.isNotEmpty} isAnswered: $isAnswered");
                  debugPrint('Check Index : ${index} check quiz model Lenght : ${QuizModel.question.length} check note Id : ${note.Id}');
                  if(index+1 == questionLength){
                    // score screen
                    debugPrint('Navigate to score screen');
                    Text(
                      "Submit",
                      style: Theme.of(context)
                          .textTheme
                          .button
                          .copyWith(color: Colors.white),
                    );
                    _questionController.scoreNavigation(index, context);
                  }
                  else{
                    if (note.Answer.isNotEmpty == !isAnswered) {
                      debugPrint('Clicked RadioBtn ${optionRadio.index}');
                      SharedPreferences prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
                      //Return int
                      int intValue = prefs.getInt('intValue');
                      debugPrint('Int value from sharedPrefs: $intValue');
                      _questionController.nextQuestion(note,intValue,"","",[]);
                      prefs.remove("intValue");
                    }else{
                      debugPrint('Click proper option for Radio');
                    }
                  }
                },

                child: Container(
                  width: double.infinity,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  padding: EdgeInsets.all(kDefaultPadding * 0.75),
                  margin: EdgeInsets.all(37),
                  decoration: BoxDecoration(
                      borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(10)),
                      color: Color(ColorData.button)
                  ),
                  child: Text(
                    "Next Question",
                    style: Theme.of(context)
                        .textTheme
                        .button
                        .copyWith(color: Colors.white),
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }

  setState(Null Function() param0) {}
}

I get values from an array where the options are separated by comma. "Answer":"Male,Female"

Answer 1

1) Firstly define Boolean in the class.

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

  @override
  State<MyStatefulWidget> createState() => _MyStatefulWidgetState();
}

class _MyStatefulWidgetState extends State<MyStatefulWidget> {
  bool isAdmin = true; //<-- Here 
}

2) Then use the Ternary operator.

Column(
  children: [
    IconButton(
      onPressed: () {
        setState(() {
          isAdmin = true;
        });
      },
      icon: Icon(
        isAdmin ? Icons.radio_button_on : Icons.radio_button_off, //<-- Here
      ),
    ),
    const Text("Admin") 
  ],
),
Column(
  children: [
    IconButton(
      onPressed: () {
        setState(() {
          isAdmin = false;
        });
      },
      icon: Icon(
        isAdmin ? Icons.radio_button_off : Icons.radio_button_on, //<-- Here
      ),
    ),
    const Text("Customer")
  ],
),

Answer 2

This is happening because you are defining individual groupValue for each Radio button. Rather than defining selectedButton field for each button define it once in that file where you are calling this widget and pass the value through it's constructor like below code :

class OptionRadio extends StatefulWidget {
  final String text;
  final int index;
  final ValueChanged<Object> press;
  final int selectButton;

  const OptionRadio({
    Key key,
    this.text,
    this.index,
    this.press, 
    this.selectButton,
  }) : super();

  @override
  OptionRadioPage createState() =>
      OptionRadioPage(this.text, this.index, this.press);
}

and use this value and press function to your Radio button like this :

                RadioListTile(
                              title: Text(
                                "${index + 1}. $text",
                                style: TextStyle(
                                    color: Colors.green, fontSize: 16),
                                softWrap: true,
                              ),
                              groupValue: widget.selectButton,
                              value: index,
                              activeColor: Colors.green,
                              onChanged: widget.press,
                            )

also pass ValueChanged(Object) in place of VoidCallBack :

final ValueChanged<Object> press;

and pass a proper function there like :

OptionRadio(
                        text: "abc",
                        index: index,
                        press: (val) => setState(() {
                          selectButton = int.parse(val.toString());
                          print("$selectButton");
                        }),
                        selectButton: selectButton,
                      )

Answer 3

Here is sample code by using your 'OptionRadioPage' Widget.
(but some code deleted because of leak of code)
As I commented, 'groupValue' should shared with two 'OptionRadioPage' widgets.
So I store that value 'OptionRadioPage' parent widget and
also pass the that value to 'OptionRadioPage' widgets.

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter/src/material/radio_list_tile.dart';

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

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
        visualDensity: VisualDensity.adaptivePlatformDensity,
      ),
      home: Main(),
    );
  }
}

class Main extends StatefulWidget {
  Main({Key key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  _MainState createState() => _MainState();
}

class _MainState extends State<Main> {
  int selectedButton;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            OptionRadio(
                text: 'Male',
                index: 0,
                selectedButton: selectedButton,
                press: (val) {
                  selectedButton = val;
                  setState(() {});
                }),
            OptionRadio(
                text: 'Female',
                index: 1,
                selectedButton: selectedButton,
                press: (val) {
                  selectedButton = val;
                  setState(() {});
                }),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class OptionRadio extends StatefulWidget {
  final String text;
  final int index;
  final int selectedButton;
  final Function press;

  const OptionRadio({
    Key key,
    this.text,
    this.index,
    this.selectedButton,
    this.press,
  }) : super();

  @override
  OptionRadioPage createState() => OptionRadioPage();
}

class OptionRadioPage extends State<OptionRadio> {
  // QuestionController controllerCopy =QuestionController();

  int id = 1;
  bool _isButtonDisabled;

  OptionRadioPage();

  @override
  void initState() {
    _isButtonDisabled = false;
  }

  int _selected = null;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return InkWell(
      onTap: () {
        widget.press(widget.index);
      },
      child: Container(
        child: Row(
          children: <Widget>[
            Expanded(
              child: Container(
                  // height: 60.0,
                  child: Theme(
                data: Theme.of(context).copyWith(
                    unselectedWidgetColor: Colors.grey,
                    disabledColor: Colors.blue),
                child: Column(children: [
                  RadioListTile(
                    title: Text(
                      "${widget.index + 1}. ${widget.text}",
                      style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black, fontSize: 16),
                      softWrap: true,
                    ),
                    /*Here the selectedButton which is null initially takes place of value after onChanged. Now, I need to clear the selected button when other button is clicked */
                    groupValue: widget.selectedButton,
                    value: widget.index,
                    activeColor: Colors.green,
                    onChanged: (val) async {
                      debugPrint('Radio button is clicked onChanged $val');
                      // setState(() {
                      //   debugPrint('Radio button setState $val');
                      //   selectedButton = val;
                      //   debugPrint('Radio button is clicked onChanged $widget.index');
                      // });
                      // SharedPreferences prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
                      // prefs.setInt('intValue', val);
                      widget.press(widget.index);
                    },
                    toggleable: true,
                  ),
                ]),
              )),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}