·November 15, 2025
Flutter: Why Does My TextField Lose Focus?
Keyboard closes after every keystroke? You likely initialized the controller inside build(). Master the lifecycle of TextEditingController.
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Keyboard closes after every keystroke? You likely initialized the controller inside build(). Master the lifecycle of TextEditingController.
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