To-do List: Swipe to Delete

Part of the Projects section of Coddy's Flutter journey. Lesson 6 of 36.

On a phone you clear a finished task by swiping it away. Wrap each row in a Dismissible and Flutter does the sliding for you:

Dismissible(
  key: ObjectKey(task),
  direction: DismissDirection.endToStart,
  background: Container(color: Colors.red, ...),
  onDismissed: (direction) => _deleteTask(task),
  child: ListTile(...),
)

The key tells Flutter which row is which, so it slides the right one out. ObjectKey(task) ties it to the task itself. endToStart means a swipe to the left, and background is what shows behind the row as it slides: red with a delete icon on the right.

onDismissed runs when the row is gone from the screen. Your job there is to take the task off the list, inside setState. Remove the task itself, not a position, so the right one goes even when the list changes later.

Challenge

Medium

Swipe tasks away:

add a _deleteTask(Task task) method that removes the task inside setState
wrap each ListTile in a Dismissible with key: ObjectKey(task) that is swiped to the left
its background is a red Container with a white Icons.delete on the right, 24 pixels from the edge

Try it yourself

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

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

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      theme: ThemeData(
        colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(seedColor: Colors.teal),
      ),
      home: const TodoScreen(),
    );
  }
}

class Task {
  Task(this.title);

  final String title;
  bool done = false;
}

class TodoScreen extends StatefulWidget {
  const TodoScreen({super.key});

  @override
  State<TodoScreen> createState() => _TodoScreenState();
}

class _TodoScreenState extends State<TodoScreen> {
  final List<Task> _tasks = [Task('Buy milk'), Task('Walk the dog'), Task('Read a book')];
  final _controller = TextEditingController();

  int get _left => _tasks.where((task) => !task.done).length;

  void _addTask() {
    final title = _controller.text.trim();
    if (title.isEmpty) {
      ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
        const SnackBar(content: Text('Type a task first')),
      );
      return;
    }
    setState(() {
      _tasks.add(Task(title));
    });
    _controller.clear();
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    _controller.dispose();
    super.dispose();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('My Tasks')),
      body: Column(
        children: [
          Padding(
            padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(16, 16, 16, 8),
            child: Row(
              children: [
                Expanded(
                  child: TextField(
                    controller: _controller,
                    decoration: const InputDecoration(
                      labelText: 'New task',
                      border: OutlineInputBorder(),
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
                const SizedBox(width: 8),
                IconButton.filled(
                  onPressed: _addTask,
                  icon: const Icon(Icons.add),
                ),
              ],
            ),
          ),
          Padding(
            padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16, vertical: 8),
            child: Row(
              children: [
                Text(
                  _left == 1 ? '1 task left' : '$_left tasks left',
                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.titleSmall,
                ),
              ],
            ),
          ),
          Expanded(
            child: ListView.builder(
              itemCount: _tasks.length,
              itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                final task = _tasks[index];
                return ListTile(
                  leading: Checkbox(
                    value: task.done,
                    onChanged: (value) {
                      setState(() {
                        task.done = value!;
                      });
                    },
                  ),
                  title: Text(
                    task.title,
                    style: task.done
                        ? const TextStyle(
                            decoration: TextDecoration.lineThrough,
                            color: Colors.grey,
                          )
                        : null,
                  ),
                );
              },
            ),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}