# TextField requires a MaterialLocalizations widget

> TextField now throws an assert error if there is no MaterialLocalizations widget in the widget tree.




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## Summary

Instances of `TextField` must have a
`MaterialLocalizations` present in the widget tree.
Trying to instantiate a `TextField` without the proper localizations
results in an assertion such as the following:

```plaintext
No MaterialLocalizations found.
TextField widgets require MaterialLocalizations to be provided by a Localizations widget ancestor.
The material library uses Localizations to generate messages, labels, and abbreviations.
To introduce a MaterialLocalizations, either use a MaterialApp at the root of your application to
include them automatically, or add a Localization widget with a MaterialLocalizations delegate.
The specific widget that could not find a MaterialLocalizations ancestor was:
  TextField
```

## Context

If the `TextField` descends from a `MaterialApp`, the
`DefaultMaterialLocalizations` is already instantiated
and won't require any changes to your existing code.

If the `TextField` doesn't descend from `MaterialApp`,
you can use a `Localizations` widget to
provide your own localizations.

## Migration guide

If you see an assertion error, make sure that
locale information is available to the `TextField`,
either through an ancestor `MaterialApp`
(that automatically provides `Localizations`), or
by creating your own `Localizations` widget.

Code before migration:

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

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

class Foo extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MediaQuery(
      data: const MediaQueryData(),
      child: Directionality(
        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
        child: Material(
          child: TextField(),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}
```

Code after migration (Providing localizations using the `MaterialApp`):

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

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

class Foo extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Material(
        child: TextField(),
      ),
    );
  }
}
```

Code after migration (Providing localizations via the `Localizations` widget):

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

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

class Foo extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Localizations(
      locale: const Locale('en', 'US'),
      delegates: const <LocalizationsDelegate<dynamic>>[
        DefaultWidgetsLocalizations.delegate,
        DefaultMaterialLocalizations.delegate,
      ],
      child: MediaQuery(
        data: const MediaQueryData(),
        child: Directionality(
          textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
          child: Material(
            child: TextField(),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}
```

## Timeline

Landed in version: 1.20.0-1.0.pre<br>
In stable release: 1.20

## References

API documentation:

* [`TextField`][]
* [`Localizations`][]
* [`MaterialLocalizations`][]
* [`DefaultMaterialLocalizations`][]
* [`MaterialApp`][]
* [Internationalizing Flutter apps][]

Relevant PR:

* [PR 58831: Assert debugCheckHasMaterialLocalizations on TextField][]

[`TextField`]: https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/material/TextField-class.html
[`Localizations`]: https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/widgets/Localizations-class.html
[`MaterialLocalizations`]: https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/material/MaterialLocalizations-class.html
[`DefaultMaterialLocalizations`]: https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/material/DefaultMaterialLocalizations-class.html
[`MaterialApp`]: https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/material/MaterialApp-class.html
[Internationalizing Flutter apps]: /ui/internationalization
[PR 58831: Assert debugCheckHasMaterialLocalizations on TextField]: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/58831