Flutter RotatedBox example

The RotatedBox widget is used to rotate its child by an integral number of quarter turns.

Usage:

RotatedBox(
  quarterTurns: // an integer,
  child: // child widget,
)

Example

This sample app makes use of the RotatedBox widget to rotate the colored box blocks with text.

Screenshot:

The code:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return const MaterialApp(
      // Hide the debug banner
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      title: 'Kindacode.com',
      home: HomePage(),
    );
  }
}

class HomePage extends StatelessWidget {
  const HomePage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            // quarterTurns = 1, that means rotate 90 degrees
            RotatedBox(
                quarterTurns: 1,
                child: Container(
                  width: 200,
                  height: 200,
                  color: Colors.red,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    'Hello',
                    style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white, fontSize: 40),
                  ),
                )),
            // quarterTurns = 2, that means rotate 180 degrees
            RotatedBox(
                quarterTurns: 2,
                child: Container(
                  width: 200,
                  height: 200,
                  color: Colors.blue,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    'Hello',
                    style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white, fontSize: 40),
                  ),
                )),
            // quarterTurns = -1, that means rotate -90 degrees
            RotatedBox(
                quarterTurns: -1,
                child: Container(
                  width: 200,
                  height: 200,
                  color: Colors.green,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    'Hello',
                    style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white, fontSize: 40),
                  ),
                )),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Further reading:

• Flutter: Making a Dropdown Multiselect with Checkboxes
• Working with dynamic Checkboxes in Flutter
• How to create Accordions in Flutter without plugins
• Flutter: Save Icon to Database, File, Shared Preferences
• Flutter PaginatedDataTable Example

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