Can somebody please explain to me the difference between the Flutter card widget & the container widget. They both work the same, have the same properties also looks the same? Why should I use card widget for cards over the container widget
A Card is a sheet of Material used to represent some related information, for example, an album, a geographical location, a meal, contact details, etc. containers: If you are familiar with HTML, think of containers like divs. The Container Vs Card Flutter was solved using a number of scenarios, as we have seen.
Card is a build-in widget in flutter which derives its design from Google's Material Design Library. The functionality of this widget on screen is, that it is a bland space or panel with round corners and a slight elevation on the lower side.
Container class in flutter is a convenience widget that combines common painting, positioning, and sizing of widgets. A Container class can be used to store one or more widgets and position them on the screen according to our convenience. Basically, a container is like a box to store contents.
If you are familiar with HTML, think of containers like divs. They allow you to wrap other content.
On the other hand, Card is an implementation of Material Design,
A material design card. A card has slightly rounded corners and a shadow.
A Card is a sheet of Material used to represent some related information, for example, an album, a geographical location, a meal, contact details, etc.
If you want rounded corners and a shadow then you should definitely use a Card.
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