How to use BottomNavigationBar with Navigator?

Question

The Flutter Gallery example of BottomNavigationBar uses a Stack of FadeTransitions in the body of the Scaffold.

I feel it would be cleaner (and easier to animate) if we could switch pages by using a Navigator.

Are there any examples of this?

Answer 1

int index = 0;

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  return new Scaffold(
    body: new Stack(
      children: <Widget>[
        new Offstage(
          offstage: index != 0,
          child: new TickerMode(
            enabled: index == 0,
            child: new MaterialApp(home: new YourLeftPage()),
          ),
        ),
        new Offstage(
          offstage: index != 1,
          child: new TickerMode(
            enabled: index == 1,
            child: new MaterialApp(home: new YourRightPage()),
          ),
        ),
      ],
    ),
    bottomNavigationBar: new BottomNavigationBar(
      currentIndex: index,
      onTap: (int index) { setState((){ this.index = index; }); },
      items: <BottomNavigationBarItem>[
        new BottomNavigationBarItem(
          icon: new Icon(Icons.home),
          title: new Text("Left"),
        ),
        new BottomNavigationBarItem(
          icon: new Icon(Icons.search),
          title: new Text("Right"),
        ),
      ],
    ),
  );
}

You should keep each page by Stack to keep their state. Offstage stops painting, TickerMode stops animation. MaterialApp includes Navigator.