Flutter TextFormField onSave() doesn't get called after successful validation - dart

Question

I have a weird problem in flutter TextFormField. I implemented form validation in TextFormField. But onSaved() function doesn't get called after successful validation.
First I created basic Widget using TextFormField
--- In AppWidgets class ---
static Widget buildTextFormField(
String labelText,
String helperText,
IconData prefixIcon, {
Widget suffixIcon,
bool obscureText = false,
TextInputType keyboardType = TextInputType.text,
TextInputAction textInputAction = TextInputAction.none,
FocusNode focusNode,
ValueChanged<String> onFieldSubmitted,
TextEditingController controller,
FormFieldValidator<String> validator,
FormFieldSetter<String> onSaved,
bool isLightTheme = false,
}) {
return Theme(
data: isLightTheme
? AppThemesLight.textFormFieldThemeData
: AppThemesDark.textFormFieldThemeData,
child: TextFormField(
controller: controller,
validator: validator,
onSaved: onSaved,
keyboardType: keyboardType,
textInputAction: textInputAction,
focusNode: focusNode,
onFieldSubmitted: onFieldSubmitted,
obscureText: obscureText,
decoration: InputDecoration(
filled: true,
fillColor: isLightTheme
? AppColorsLight.textFieldFillColor
: AppColorsDark.textFieldFillColor,
labelText: labelText,
helperText: helperText,
border: OutlineInputBorder(
borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(
Radius.circular(AppDimensions.textFieldBorderRadius),
),
),
prefixIcon: Icon(
prefixIcon,
color: isLightTheme
? AppColorsLight.primaryTextColor
: AppColorsDark.primaryTextColor,
),
suffixIcon: suffixIcon,
),
),
);
}
From that, created email text from field.
static Widget buildEmailTextFormField(LoginState loginState) {
return AppWidgets.buildTextFormField(
'Email address',
'Your email address',
Icons.email,
keyboardType: TextInputType.emailAddress,
textInputAction: TextInputAction.next,
focusNode: loginState.focusNodes[0],
onFieldSubmitted: (String value) {
print('submitted $value');
loginState.onFocusChanged(index: 0);
},
validator: (String email) {
print('validator $email');
return InputValidators.validateEmail(email);
},
onSaved: (String email) {
print('saved $email');
loginState.email = email;
},
);
}
Here is the email validator I used.
static String validateEmail(String email) {
Pattern pattern =
r'^(([^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s#\"]+(\.[^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s#\"]+)*)|(\".+\"))#((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$';
RegExp regex = new RegExp(pattern);
if (email.isEmpty)
return 'Email can\'t be empty';
else if (!regex.hasMatch(email))
return 'Enter valid email address';
else
return null;
}
I tested above code by putting print statement inside onSaved() function, but it's not printing after successful validation.

Answer 1

The onSaved() function won't be called automatically after successful validation. We have to call _formKey.currentState.save() manually to save our variables.
Form(
key: key,
child: TextFormField(
onSaved: (val) {
print('saved');
},
validator: (val) {
print('validating');
},
),
),
RaisedButton(
child: Text('Click me'),
onPressed: () {
if (key.currentState.validate()) {
key.currentState.save();
print('valid');
}
},
),

Answer 2

Did you call this method formKey.currentState.save() ?
in my case i forgot to call this after adding this it has worked.