Flutter - Send Data to Screen using RouteSettings
Last Updated :
23 Jul, 2025
Interaction with the UI is an integral part of any application. But more often than not, the information needs to be sent from one screen to another. For instance, say you need to pass data regarding a selected or tapped component of the UI to another route(i.e., page). In this article, we will explore in detail the process of sending data to another screen by building a simple application.
For better understanding, we will build a Task memo app that lists all the pending tasks on the home screen, and when any of the tasks is clicked, a respective detailed description of the task is shown on another page. Here, we will be passing the data from the Home screen (the task that is tapped on) to a description screen.
Steps to Build the Task Memo App
Step 1 : Create a new flutter application
Create a new Flutter application using the command Prompt. To create a new app, write the below command and run it.
flutter create app_name
To know more about it refer this article: Creating a Simple Application in Flutter
Step 2 : Creating a Task class
A simple way to define the task class is shown below:
Dart
class Todo {
final String task_name;
final String description;
Todo(this.task_name, this.description);
}
Step 3 : Listing the Tasks
Use the ListView to generate the list of task. For the sake of simplicity we will be creating a list of 10 tasks as follows:
Dart
final todos = List.generate(
10,
(i) => Todo(
'Task $i',
'Task Description $i',
),
),
ListView.builder(
itemCount: todos.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
return ListTile(
title: Text(todos[index].task_name),
);
},
);
Now create a home screen where the list can be displayed using a StatelessWidget as follow:
Dart
class TodosScreen extends StatelessWidget {
final List<Todo> todos;
TodosScreen({
Key? key,
required this.todos,
}) : super(key: key);
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('GeeksForGeeks'),
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
foregroundColor: Colors.white,
),
body: ListView.builder(
itemCount: todos.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
return ListTile(
title: Text(todos[index].task_name),
onTap: () {
Navigator.push(
context,
MaterialPageRoute(
builder: (context) => DetailScreen(),
settings: RouteSettings(
arguments: todos[index],
),
),
);
},
);
},
),
);
}
}
Step 4 : Designing the Description screen by extracting arguments
Create a page that extracts the task_name (name of the task) and the description of the task from the home screen as an argument using the ModelRoute.of() method as shown below:
Dart
class DetailScreen extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
// Cast the received arguments to a Todo type.
final Todo task = ModalRoute.of(context)!.settings.arguments as Todo;
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(task.task_name),
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
foregroundColor: Colors.white,
),
body: Padding(
padding: EdgeInsets.all(16.0),
child: Text(task.description),
),
);
}
}
Step 5 : Passing Data to the Description page
Now pass the description and task_name as a RouteSettings argument using assigning a callback function to the onTap() function that uses the Navigator.push() method of the Navigator class as shown below:
Dart
ListView.builder(
itemCount: todos.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
return ListTile(
title: Text(todos[index].task_name),
onTap: () {
Navigator.push(
context,
MaterialPageRoute(
builder: (context) => DetailScreen(),
settings: RouteSettings(
arguments: todos[index],
),
),
);
},
);
},
),
Complete Source Code
main.dart:
Dart
import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() {
runApp(MaterialApp(
title: 'Passing Data',
debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
home: TodosScreen(
todos: List.generate(
10,
(i) => Todo(
'Task $i',
'Task Description $i',
),
),
),
));
}
class TodosScreen extends StatelessWidget {
final List<Todo> todos;
TodosScreen({
Key? key,
required this.todos,
}) : super(key: key);
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('GeeksForGeeks'),
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
foregroundColor: Colors.white,
),
body: ListView.builder(
itemCount: todos.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
return ListTile(
title: Text(todos[index].task_name),
onTap: () {
Navigator.push(
context,
MaterialPageRoute(
builder: (context) => DetailScreen(),
settings: RouteSettings(
arguments: todos[index],
),
),
);
},
);
},
),
);
}
}
class DetailScreen extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
// Cast the received arguments to a Todo type.
final Todo task = ModalRoute.of(context)!.settings.arguments as Todo;
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text(task.task_name),
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
foregroundColor: Colors.white,
),
body: Padding(
padding: EdgeInsets.all(16.0),
child: Text(task.description),
),
);
}
}
class Todo {
final String task_name;
final String description;
Todo(this.task_name, this.description);
}
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