Flutter close a Dialog inside a condition - dart

Question

I am trying to close a Dialog dynamically.
What I am actually trying to do is to change the content of the dialog depending on the information I have at the moment.
Starts with loading info and no button and after a few seconds could be an error with the OK button to close the Dialog Box.
class Dialogs{
loginLoading(BuildContext context, String type, String description){
var descriptionBody;
if(type == "error"){
descriptionBody = CircleAvatar(
radius: 100.0,
maxRadius: 100.0,
child: new Icon(Icons.warning),
backgroundColor: Colors.redAccent,
);
} else {
descriptionBody = new Center(
child: new CircularProgressIndicator(),
);
}
return showDialog(
context: context,
barrierDismissible: false,
builder: (BuildContext context){
return AlertDialog(
title: descriptionBody,
content: SingleChildScrollView(
child: ListBody(
children: <Widget>[
Center(child: Text(description))
],
),
),
);
}
);
}
}
So after creating the instance os the dialog and opening it
Dialogs _dialog = new Dialogs();
_dialog.loginLoading(context, "loading", "loading...");
// Close the dialog code here
don't know how to do it
// Call again the AlertDialog with different content.

Answer 1

https://docs.flutter.io/flutter/material/showDialog.html
The dialog route created by this method is pushed to the root navigator. If the application has multiple Navigator objects, it may be necessary to call Navigator.of(context, rootNavigator: true).pop(result) to close the dialog rather than just Navigator.pop(context, result).
So any one of the below should work for you
Navigator.of(context, rootNavigator: true).pop(result)
Navigator.pop(context, result)

Answer 2

You don't need to close and reopen the dialog. Instead let flutter handle the dialog update. The framework is optimised for just that.
Here is a working example app that you can use as a starting point (just add your own Dialogs class):
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'MyApp',
home: Login(
child: Home(),
),
);
}
}
class Home extends StatefulWidget {
final Dialogs dialog = Dialogs();
#override
State<StatefulWidget> createState() => HomeState();
}
class HomeState extends State<Home> {
#override
void didChangeDependencies() {
super.didChangeDependencies();
Future.delayed(Duration(milliseconds: 50)).then((_) {
widget.dialog.loginLoading(
context,
LoginStateProvider.of(context).type,
LoginStateProvider.of(context).description,
);
});
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('Updating Dialog'),
),
body: Container(),
);
}
}
class Login extends StatefulWidget {
final Widget child;
Login({#required this.child});
#override
State<StatefulWidget> createState() => LoginState();
}
class LoginState extends State<Login> {
String type = 'wait';
String description = 'foo';
#override
void didChangeDependencies() {
super.didChangeDependencies();
Future.delayed(Duration(milliseconds: 2000)).then((_) {
setState(() {
type = 'error';
description = 'bar';
});
});
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return LoginStateProvider(widget.child, type, description);
}
}
class LoginStateProvider extends InheritedWidget {
final String type;
final String description;
LoginStateProvider(Widget child, this.type, this.description)
: super(child: child);
#override
bool updateShouldNotify(LoginStateProvider old) {
return type != old.type || description != old.description;
}
static LoginStateProvider of(BuildContext context) =>
context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(LoginStateProvider);
}