How to enable autofill user id and password in flutter?
Enabling autofill for usernames and passwords in Flutter is relatively easy. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it:
- Import the
flutter/services.dart
package in your Dart file:
import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
- In the
initState()
method of your login or registration page, add the following code to enable autofill for usernames and passwords:
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
// Enable autofill for username and password fields
SystemChannels.textInput.invokeMethod('TextInput.setClientFeatures', <String, dynamic>{
'setAuthenticationConfiguration': true,
'setAutofillHints': <String> [
AutofillHints.username,
AutofillHints.password,
],
});
}
The AutofillHints
class contains a list of autofill hint strings that can be used to enable autofill for specific types of fields. In this case, we’re enabling autofill for the username and password fields using the AutofillHints.username
and AutofillHints.password
constants.
- To disable autofill when the user logs out, you can call the following method:
SystemChannels.textInput.invokeMethod('TextInput.clearClientFeatures');
That’s it! With these simple steps, you can enable autofill for usernames and passwords in your Flutter application, making it easier for users to log in and register.
Here’s a complete example code for enabling autofill for username and password fields in a Flutter application:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
class LoginPage extends StatefulWidget {
@override
_LoginPageState createState() => _LoginPageState();
}
class _LoginPageState extends State<LoginPage> {
final _usernameController = TextEditingController();
final _passwordController = TextEditingController();
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
// Enable autofill for username and password fields
SystemChannels.textInput.invokeMethod('TextInput.setClientFeatures', <String, dynamic>{
'setAuthenticationConfiguration': true,
'setAutofillHints': <String>[
AutofillHints.username,
AutofillHints.password,
],
});
}
@override
void dispose() {
// Disable autofill when user logs out
SystemChannels.textInput.invokeMethod('TextInput.clearClientFeatures');
super.dispose();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('Login Page'),
),
body: Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16.0),
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: [
TextField(
controller: _usernameController,
autofillHints: [AutofillHints.username],
decoration: InputDecoration(
hintText: 'Username',
),
),
TextField(
controller: _passwordController,
autofillHints: [AutofillHints.password],
obscureText: true,
decoration: InputDecoration(
hintText: 'Password',
),
),
SizedBox(height: 16),
ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () {},
child: Text('Login'),
),
],
),
),
);
}
}
In this code, we have defined a LoginPage
widget that contains two TextField
widgets for entering the username and password. We have also used the autofillHints
property to specify that these fields should be used for autofill of usernames and passwords.
In the initState()
method, we have called the SystemChannels.textInput.invokeMethod()
method to enable autofill for the username and password fields. We have also set the setAuthenticationConfiguration
flag to true to allow the autofill of password fields.
Finally, in the dispose()
method, we have called the SystemChannels.textInput.invokeMethod()
method again to disable autofill when the user logs out of the application.