CupertinoTextFormFieldRow with placeholder causes unnecessary scrolling in CupertinoAlertDialog #174797
Description
Screen.Recording.2025-09-01.at.16.48.29.mov
Steps to reproduce
CupertinoTextFormFieldRow with a non-null placeholder parameter causes the dialog content to become scrollable in CupertinoAlertDialog, even when there's sufficient space to display all content without scrolling.
STR:
- Create a CupertinoAlertDialog with a CupertinoTextFormFieldRow that has a non-null
placeholder - Observe that the dialog content becomes scrollable
- Remove the placeholder parameter (set to null)
- Observe that the dialog no longer scrolls
Expected results
The content is not scrollable and the placeholder is rendered correctly.
Actual results
The dialog content is scrollable in spite there's more than enough space
Code sample
Code sample
import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() {
runApp(const MyApp());
}
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
const MyApp({super.key});
// This widget is the root of your application.
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return CupertinoApp(
title: 'Flutter Demo',
theme: CupertinoThemeData(),
home: MyHomePage(),
);
}
}
class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget {
const MyHomePage({super.key});
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) => CupertinoPageScaffold(
child: SafeArea(
child: Column(
children: [
CupertinoButton.filled(
child: Text('With placeholder'),
onPressed: () {
showDialog(context, withPlaceholder: true);
},
),
CupertinoButton.filled(
child: Text('With NO placeholder'),
onPressed: () {
showDialog(context, withPlaceholder: false);
},
),
],
),
),
);
void showDialog(BuildContext context, {required bool withPlaceholder}) {
showCupertinoDialog(
barrierDismissible: true,
context: context,
builder: (BuildContext context) => AlertDialog.adaptive(
title: Text('Dialog title'),
content: Form(
child: CupertinoTextFormFieldRow(
placeholder: withPlaceholder ? 'Hello' : null,
),
),
actions: [
CupertinoButton(child: Text('Close1'), onPressed: () {
Navigator.of(context).pop();
}),
CupertinoButton(child: Text('Close2'), onPressed: () {
Navigator.of(context).pop();
})
],
),
);
}
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~ > flutter doctor -v
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