Center Explained | Flutter for Android Developers

What’s Center?

The Center class is a widget in Flutter that centers its child within itself. It can expand to fill available space or match the size of its child based on the provided width and height factors.

Check the official documentation for more.

Center explained for Android Developers

For Android developers familiar with layout concepts, the Center widget is similar to using a FrameLayout or ConstraintLayout with specific alignment properties. It allows for easy centering of a single child widget, akin to how you might use Gravity in Android XML layouts. The widthFactor and heightFactor properties can be compared to setting layout parameters in Android to control the size of the view relative to its content.

Example Code

Here is an example of how to use Center:

Center(
  widthFactor: 2.0,
  heightFactor: 2.0,
  child: Text('Centered Text'),
);

Center Remarks

The Center class is a straightforward yet powerful widget for positioning elements in Flutter applications. Understanding its functionality can help Android developers transition smoothly to Flutter’s layout system.