Flutter. Set ListView initial position on an very large ListView

Question

I want to create an almost infinite list of element, but I want to set the initial position of the list to some specific element. Something like this image:

Where index 0 would be the initial position, and this list may or may not extend very long in both directions.

I can create my elements like:

  Widget build_tile(int i){
    return Container(child:Text(i.toString()));
  }

and my list would be something like this

ListView.builder(
                  itemBuilder: (context, i) {
                    return build_tile(i-offset);
                  },
              scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
            ),

where offset would be 2 for the example in the picture, but how can I set where the list should start?

TLDR; How to make a very long list ListView like in 1 to start in certain element?

Thanks!

Try using this package https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/indexed_list_view — diegoveloper, Apr 22 '19 at 19:09
Possible duplicate of [Listview Scrolling to widget](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49153087/listview-scrolling-to-widget) — Jacob Phillips, Apr 23 '19 at 03:13
Sorry @JacobPhillips, that doesn't solve my problem, as the foot note of the first answer says: "NOTE : While this allows to scroll to the desired item easily, consider this method only for small predefined lists. As for bigger lists you'll get performance problems." — Isaac, Apr 23 '19 at 11:26
Thanks @diegoveloper, it's almost that. But that plugin force my list to be infinite — Isaac, Apr 23 '19 at 11:33
Probably you need this https://pub.dev/packages/carousel_slider — svarog, May 26 '20 at 14:35

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 11 '19 at 23:23

You can set one of ScrollController's property: initialScrollOffset

But on the condition that you know the offset position of the target item/index.

ScrollController _controller = ScrollController(initialScrollOffset: itemHeight * index)

ListView.builder(
  controller: _controller,
  ...
),

(note that this example assumes that the sizes of your list's widgets are of constant size, but if you don't have constant widget sizes in your list, then you must be able to calculate the final offset position of your target item - and that is a whole other issue)

Or, if you want it to always be the last item/index, then it's much easier:

ScrollController _controller = ScrollController(initialScrollOffset: _controller.position.maxScrollExtent)

Flutter. Set ListView initial position on an very large ListView

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