How to create a custom snackbar for your FlutterFlow app?

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a custom snackbar for your FlutterFlow app. A snackbar is a temporary onscreen message that appears at the bottom of the screen for user interaction. Let's get straight to it!

Pre-requisites:

1. A working FlutterFlow account,

2. An existing FlutterFlow project or an intention to create a new one.

Step 1: Understand your App Structure

First and foremost, understand your app's structure, which includes the arrangement of widgets and their functionalities. Snackbars often work best when you require to provide users with additional information without interrupting their experience, like a feedback message after a form submission.

Step 2: Open Your FlutterFlow Project

Sign in to your FlutterFlow account and navigate to the dashboard. Open the project you're working on by scrolling to it on your dashboard and clicking on the 'Edit' option under the project thumbnail.

Step 3: Select the Widget for Snackbar

In this step, you'll have to select a widget that will trigger the snackbar when an action is performed on it. This could be a button or any other widget, depending on your application's structure. Once done, navigate to the widget's functionality section in the editor.

Step 4: Define the Snackbar Action

Now, onto the crucial part, defining when the snackbar is displayed. Under the properties of your chosen widget, locate the 'Actions' section where you'd define the operation that should trigger the snackbar. For a button widget, you might have something like "on button press".

Step 5: Create the Snackbar

Once you've defined the trigger action, choose 'Show Snackbar' from the list of provided actions. This should display a modal allowing you to customize your snackbar to fit your preferences.

Step 6: Customize the Snackbar

In the snackbar modal, you can customize several aspects:

• Message: Type in the message that you want to show the user. This is usually short and actionable.
• Duration: Specify how long the snackbar will be displayed on the screen.
• Button Text (Optional): If you want your snackbar to have a button, add a label for it here.
• **Handling Button Press (Optional):**Here, you define what will happen when the user clicks on the button in the snackbar.

Step 7: Save Changes

Click on the 'Save' button to preserve your changes. Now, your snackbar has been successfully set up! Symfony will take care of the underlying code to show your snackbar.

Step 8: Preview Snackbar

Now, it is time to test if your customization works as expected. Select 'Preview' in the top right corner of the FlutterFlow interface to see your application in action.

Step 9: Test your Custom Snackbar

Navigate to the screen with your widget and perform the action you set to trigger the snackbar, your snackbar should appear as programmed.

Congratulations, you've successfully created a custom snackbar for your FlutterFlow application! Follow these steps to enhance your user experience and provide essential feedback to your app users via snackbars.