Show running clock on flutter
I wanted to know if there is any way to show a real time clock in dart? Date and time (e.g 11/14/2018 19:34) and the time will continue to run.
Time can be taken from the device itself.
The below uses the intl
plugin to format the time into MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss
. Make sure to update your pubspec.yaml
.
import 'dart:async';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'Flutter Time Demo',
theme: ThemeData(
primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
),
home: MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Time Demo'),
);
}
}
class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);
final String title;
@override
_MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}
class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
String _timeString;
@override
void initState() {
_timeString = _formatDateTime(DateTime.now());
Timer.periodic(Duration(seconds: 1), (Timer t) => _getTime());
super.initState();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(widget.title),
),
body: Center(
child: Text(_timeString),
),
);
}
void _getTime() {
final DateTime now = DateTime.now();
final String formattedDateTime = _formatDateTime(now);
setState(() {
_timeString = formattedDateTime;
});
}
String _formatDateTime(DateTime dateTime) {
return DateFormat('MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss').format(dateTime);
}
}
Simplest solution:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
class Clock extends StatelessWidget {
const Clock({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
body: StreamBuilder(
stream: Stream.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 1)),
builder: (context, snapshot) {
return Center(
child: Text(
DateFormat('MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss').format(DateTime.now()),
),
);
},
),
);
}
}
This is the same code which Albert had given, but in case you don't want to use the intl package, you can make these changes to this code:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'dart:async';
void main () => runApp(MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget{
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
theme: ThemeData(primarySwatch: Colors.red),
home: FlutterTimeDemo(),
);
}
}
class FlutterTimeDemo extends StatefulWidget{
@override
_FlutterTimeDemoState createState()=> _FlutterTimeDemoState();
}
class _FlutterTimeDemoState extends State<FlutterTimeDemo>
{
String _timeString;
@override
void initState(){
_timeString = "${DateTime.now().hour} : ${DateTime.now().minute} :${DateTime.now().second}";
Timer.periodic(Duration(seconds:1), (Timer t)=>_getCurrentTime());
super.initState();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(title: Text('Fluter Test'),),
body:Center(
child: Text(_timeString, style: TextStyle(fontSize: 30),),
),
);
}
void _getCurrentTime() {
setState(() {
_timeString = "${DateTime.now().hour} : ${DateTime.now().minute} :${DateTime.now().second}";
});
}
}