Under which circumstances textAlign property works in Flutter?

Question

In the code below, textAlign property doesn\'t work. If you remove DefaultTextStyle wrapper which is several levels above, textAlign s

Answer 1

You can use the container, It will help you to set the alignment.

Widget _buildListWidget({Map reminder}) {
return Container(
  color: Colors.amber,
  alignment: Alignment.centerLeft,
  padding: EdgeInsets.all(20),
  height: 80,
  child: Column(
    mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
    crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
    children: [
      Container(
        alignment: Alignment.centerLeft,
        child: Text(
          reminder['title'],
          textAlign: TextAlign.left,
          style: TextStyle(
            fontSize: 16,
            color: Colors.black,
            backgroundColor: Colors.blue,
            fontWeight: FontWeight.normal,
          ),
        ),
      ),
      Container(
        alignment: Alignment.centerRight,
        child: Text(
          reminder['Date'],
          textAlign: TextAlign.right,
          style: TextStyle(
            fontSize: 12,
            color: Colors.grey,
            backgroundColor: Colors.blue,
            fontWeight: FontWeight.normal,
          ),
        ),
      ),
    ],
  ),
);
}