How to implement a horizontal ListView in Flutter

To make a horizontal ListView in Flutter, just set its scrollDirection property to Axis.horizontal, like this:

ListView(
      scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
      children: [],
)

Example 1

Preview:

The code:

// main.dart
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 StatefulWidget {
  const HomePage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<HomePage> createState() => _HomePageState();
}

class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: const Text('Kindacode.com'),
        ),
        body: SizedBox(
          width: double.infinity,
          height: 330,
          // implement ListView
          child: ListView(
            // make it horizontal
            scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
            children: [
              Container(
                  margin: const EdgeInsets.all(15),
                  width: 200,
                  height: 300,
                  color: Colors.amber,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    '1',
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 80),
                  )),
              Container(
                  margin: const EdgeInsets.all(15),
                  width: 200,
                  height: 300,
                  color: Colors.amber,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    '2',
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 80),
                  )),
              Container(
                  margin: const EdgeInsets.all(15),
                  width: 200,
                  height: 300,
                  color: Colors.amber,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    '3',
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 80),
                  )),
              Container(
                  margin: const EdgeInsets.all(15),
                  width: 200,
                  height: 300,
                  color: Colors.amber,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    '4',
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 80),
                  )),
              Container(
                  margin: const EdgeInsets.all(15),
                  width: 200,
                  height: 300,
                  color: Colors.amber,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    '5',
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 80),
                  )),
              Container(
                  margin: const EdgeInsets.all(15),
                  width: 200,
                  height: 300,
                  color: Colors.amber,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: const Text(
                    '6',
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 80),
                  )),
            ],
          ),
        ));
  }
}

Example 2: Using ListView.builder

Preview:

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 StatefulWidget {
  const HomePage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<HomePage> createState() => _HomePageState();
}

class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
  // Generating dummy data
  final List myData = List.generate(100, (index) => 'Item $index');

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: const Text('Kindacode.com'),
        ),
        body: SizedBox(
            width: double.infinity,
            height: 330,
            // Using ListView.builder
            child: ListView.builder(
              scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
              itemCount: myData.length,
              // list item builder
              itemBuilder: (BuildContext ctx, index) {
                return Container(
                  key: ValueKey(myData[index]),
                  margin: const EdgeInsets.all(15),
                  color: Colors.blue,
                  width: 150,
                  alignment: Alignment.center,
                  child: Text(
                    myData[index],
                    style: const TextStyle(color: Colors.white, fontSize: 30),
                  ),
                );
              },
            )));
  }
}

Further reading:

• Flutter: ListView Pagination (Load More) example
• Flutter SliverList – Tutorial and Example
• Flutter AnimatedList – Tutorial and Examples
• Flutter: Scrolling to a desired Item in a ListView
• Flutter: SliverGrid example
• Flutter: GridPaper example

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