Show running clock on flutter

Question

I wanted to know if there is any way to show a real time clock in dart? Date and time (e.g 11/14/2018 19:34) and the time will continue to run.

Time can be taken from the device itself.

Answer 1

The below uses the intl plugin to format the time into MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss. Make sure to update your pubspec.yaml.

import 'dart:async';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:intl/intl.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Time Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Time Demo'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);

  final String title;

  @override
  _MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  String _timeString;

  @override
  void initState() {
    _timeString = _formatDateTime(DateTime.now());
    Timer.periodic(Duration(seconds: 1), (Timer t) => _getTime());
    super.initState();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Text(_timeString),
      ),
    );
  }

  void _getTime() {
    final DateTime now = DateTime.now();
    final String formattedDateTime = _formatDateTime(now);
    setState(() {
      _timeString = formattedDateTime;
    });
  }

  String _formatDateTime(DateTime dateTime) {
    return DateFormat('MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss').format(dateTime);
  }
}

Answer 2

Simplest solution:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:intl/intl.dart';

class Clock extends StatelessWidget {
  const Clock({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: StreamBuilder(
        stream: Stream.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 1)),
        builder: (context, snapshot) {
          return Center(
            child: Text(
              DateFormat('MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss').format(DateTime.now()),
            ),
          );
        },
      ),
    );
  }
}