GF Shimmer

GF Shimmer

GF Flutter Shimmer and its Usage:

GFShimmer is a Flutter Shimmer Effect Widget that can be used by giving Linear Gradient for more visual shimmer effect or just by adding Main Color and Secondary Color for basic shimmer effect.

How to Use Flutter Shimmer Effect using GetFlutter

Flutter Shimmer Animation

The below code gives a simple Flutter Shimmer effect for children with the main color and secondary color.

import 'package:getwidget/getwidget.dart';

GFShimmer(
  child: emptyBlock,
),

final Widget emptyBlock = Padding(
      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16),
      child: Row(
        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
        children: [
          Container(
            width: 54,
            height: 46,
            color: Colors.white,
          ),
          const SizedBox(width: 12),
          Expanded(
            child: Column(
              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
              children: <Widget>[
                Container(
                  width: double.infinity,
                  height: 8,
                  color: Colors.white,
                ),
                const SizedBox(height: 6),
                Container(
                  width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width * 0.5,
                  height: 8,
                  color: Colors.white,
                ),
                const SizedBox(height: 6),
                Container(
                  width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width * 0.25,
                  height: 8,
                  color: Colors.white,
                ),
              ],
            ),
          )
        ],
      ),
    );

GF Flutter Shimmer with Gradient

GF Flutter Shimmer with Gradient

The below code gives a Shimmer effect for children with Linear Gradient. It only takes Liner Gradient when [showGradient] is true.

GFShimmer(
  child: const Text(
    'GF Shimmer',
    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 48, fontWeight: FontWeight.w700),
  ),
  showGradient: true,
  gradient: LinearGradient(
    begin: Alignment.bottomRight,
    end: Alignment.centerLeft,
    stops: const <double>[0, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1],
    colors: [
     Colors.teal.withOpacity(0.1),
     Colors.teal.withOpacity(0.3),
     Colors.teal.withOpacity(0.5),
     Colors.teal.withOpacity(0.7),
     Colors.teal.withOpacity(0.9),
    ],
  ),
),

GF Flutter Shimmer Custom Properties:

The look and feel of GFShimmer can be customized using the below properties:

NameDescription
childThe child of type [Widget] to display shimmer effect.
durationControls the speed of the shimmer effect. The default value is 1500 milliseconds.
directionControls the direction of the shimmer effect. The default direction is GFShimmerDirection.leftToRight.
gradientControls the [child]'s shades of color using Linear gradient. Child [Widget] only takes gradient color, If [showGradient] is true.
showShimmerEffectControls animation effect, defaults true state that makes animation active.
showGradientIf true, takes gradient color [gradient] for the [child]'s shimmer effect. Default set to false.
shimmerEffectCountControls the animation shimmerEffectCount. The default value is '0', that displays child [Widget]'s shimmer effect forever.
mainColorDefines the main color of the [child]'s shimmer effect. Child [Widget] takes the main color, only if [showGradient] is false. Default [showGradient] will be false.
secondaryColorDefines the secondary color of the [child]'s shimmer effect. Child [Widget] takes secondary color, only if [showGradient] is false. Default [showGradient] will be false.

Last Updated: September 21, 2023