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I have been trying to get the size of the whole context view in Flutter. But every time I try I'm getting the above mentioned error. Here's my code:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; void main => runApp(new MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { final size = MediaQuery.of(context).size; return new MaterialApp( home: new Scaffold(), ); } } 

Note: I also tried with a StatefulWidget. Please, help me find what I'm doing wrong here.

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  • How do you show the page? Commented May 7, 2018 at 12:44
  • void main() => runApp(new MyIntroductionPage()); Commented May 7, 2018 at 12:56
  • Can you show the exact error? PS: don't keep size as final, because it may change when you rotate the phone. Commented May 7, 2018 at 14:35
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    @ArnoldParge the exact error is given in the title itself. Commented May 7, 2018 at 15:31

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You need a MaterialApp or a WidgetsApp around your widget. They provide the MediaQuery. When you call .of(context) flutter will always look up the widget tree to find the widget.

You usually have this in your main.dart:

void main() => runApp(App()); class App extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( title: 'Title', theme: kThemeData, home: HomePage(), ); } } class HomePage extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { final size = MediaQuery.of(context).size; return Container( child: ..., ); } } 
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I have just seen your edits. When you call MediaQuery.of(context), the MaterialApp must already be in the widget three.
I had same problem but just in first run i had this error and second run and more works correctly.
Encountered the same question as @MohammadMeshkani mentioned, error disappear at second run
Still i am having this problem.
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What works for us is using WidgetsBinding.instance.window instead of MediaQuery - also when setting the theme of the MaterialApp:

_pixelRatio = WidgetsBinding.instance.window.devicePixelRatio; _screenWidth = WidgetsBinding.instance.window.physicalSize.width; _screenHeight = WidgetsBinding.instance.window.physicalSize.height; _statusBarHeight = WidgetsBinding.instance.window.padding.top; _bottomBarHeight = WidgetsBinding.instance.window.padding.bottom; _textScaleFactor = WidgetsBinding.instance.window.textScaleFactor; 

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two different result in WidgetsBinding.instance.window.padding.top and MediaQuery.of(context).padding.top;
@BloodLoss You can use WidgetsBinding.instance.window.viewPadding instead
MediaQueryData.fromWindow(WidgetsBinding.instance.window) gives you the same object back as MediaQuery.of(context) and it does the device pixel ratio calculations for you, which the above won't. Pretty much the same solution but with some extra fluff.
@Royston46 What kind of device pixel ratio calculations does MediaQueryData.fromWindow do? I just tested it and they both gave me the same number.
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You can access MediaQuery when you are inside MaterialApp. The place where you are accessing the media query is not correct.

Please refer below code:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; class CommonThings { static Size size; } void main() => runApp(new MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { // This widget is the root of your application. @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return new MaterialApp( title: 'MediaQuery Demo', theme: new ThemeData( primarySwatch: Colors.red, ), home: new MyHomePage(), ); } } class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { CommonThings.size = MediaQuery.of(context).size; print('Width of the screen: ${CommonThings.size.width}'); return new Container(); } } 

I've purposely created a class CommonThings which has static Size so that you can use it throughout the app.

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I fixed it by using the following method. First I created a new class named MyWidget and returned it in MyApp within a MaterialApp's home:. Refer code below:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; void main => runApp(new MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return new MaterialApp( home: new MyWidget(), ); } } class MyWidget extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { final size = MediaQuery.of(context).size; return new MaterialApp( home: new Scaffold(), ); } } 

Also, declaring size as final doesn't matter. Orientation/Rotation is handled.

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What a weird behaviour. Used WidgetsBinding.instance.window.physicalSize instead
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Solved by re-run the app(click on stop button in android studio then run again)

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This will only work if you changed your code in between those runs.
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There is better way. Above solutions would require you to have only one screen widget or inherit all screens from parent class. But there is solution, place the media query initialization into onGenerateRoute callback function

main.dart

import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; class MyApp extends StatefulWidget { @override State<StatefulWidget> createState() => new MyAppState(); } class MyAppState extends State<MyApp> { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( title: 'My Awesome App', routes: NavigationUtils.routeList(), onGenerateRoute: (routeSettings) => NavigationUtils.onGenerateRoute(routeSettings), ); } } 

NavigationUtils.dart

import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; class NavigationUtils { static onGenerateRoute(RouteSettings routeSettings) { return new MaterialPageRoute( builder: (context) { WidgetUtils.me.init(context); return StorageUtils.me.isLogged() ? HomeScreen() : ForkScreen(); }, settings: routeSettings, ); } } 

WidgetUtils.dart

import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; class WidgetUtils { MediaQueryData _mediaQueryData; double _screenWidth; double _screenHeight; double _blockSizeHorizontal; double _blockSizeVertical; init(BuildContext context) { _mediaQueryData = MediaQuery.of(context); screenWidth = _mediaQueryData.size.width; screenHeight = _mediaQueryData.size.height; blockSizeHorizontal = screenWidth / 100; blockSizeVertical = screenHeight / 100; } } 

Warning: It is not copy & paste code, there are some singletons etc. but you should get the point ;)

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Had the same error in

import 'screens/tasks_screen.dart'; void main() => runApp(MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return TasksScreen(); } } 

I solved it by:-

import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'screens/tasks_screen.dart'; void main() => runApp(MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( home: TasksScreen(), ); } } 

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Wrap your code in a Material App widget. I also had the same issue as I forgot to use it and directly returned the scaffold.

In other words, your MediaQuery.of(context) should be inside the Material Widget. Material app -> scaffold -> MediaQuery.of(context)

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void main() => runApp(MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false, home: MyAppOne(), ); } } class MyAppOne extends StatefulWidget { @override _MyAppState createState() => _MyAppState(); } class _MyAppState extends State<MyAppOne>{ @override Widget build(BuildContext context){ return Scaffold( ); } } 

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; void main() => runApp(App()); class App extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( home: Scaffold( body:HomePage(), ), ); } } class HomePage extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { var size = MediaQuery.of(context).size.height; return Container( height:size/2, color:Colors.lightBlueAccent, ); } } 

YOU SHOULD TRY THIS I HAVE DONE IT.

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I was trying to change the package then this error arise, so make sure you complete each of the following steps

https://stackoverflow.com/a/51550358/4993045

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As WidgetsBinding.instance.window... is deprecated use FlutterView instead:

 static void _loadDeviceInfos() { FlutterView view = WidgetsBinding.instance.platformDispatcher.views.first; _pixelRatio = view.devicePixelRatio; _screenWidth = view.physicalSize.width; _screenHeight = view.physicalSize.height; _statusBarHeight = view.padding.top; _bottomBarHeight = view.padding.bottom; } 

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Add MaterialApp ...

void main() { runApp(MaterialApp( home: HomePage(), )); } 

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