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Navegación básica entre páginas

Aprenda a insertar y extraer rutas mediante Navigator, lo que permite realizar transiciones sencillas entre distintas pantallas de su aplicación Flutter.

Navegación básica entre páginas es una lección gratuita de Flutter Mobile Development en CoddyKit. Esta es la lección 1 de 4. Puedes leer la lección completa abajo gratuitamente — luego la practicas en el navegador con un editor de código integrado y un tutor de IA 24/7. Forma parte de la ruta de aprendizaje de Flutter Mobile Development, y tu progreso se sincroniza en la web y la app de CoddyKit. El curso de Flutter Mobile Development incluye 4 lecciones en total.

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Navigating Your App

Think of a mobile app as a collection of pages or "screens." Navigation is how users move between these screens, like going from a product list to a product detail page.

Apps need a clear way to move forward.
Apps also need a way to go back.
Flutter provides powerful tools for this.

Meet the Navigator

In Flutter, the Navigator widget manages a stack of Route objects. When you want to show a new screen, you "push" a route onto this stack. When you want to go back, you "pop" a route off the stack.

It's like a stack of playing cards.
New cards go on top (push).
You remove cards from the top (pop).

Understanding Routes

A Route is an abstraction for a "screen" or "page" in your app. Flutter provides a common type of route called MaterialPageRoute, which creates a platform-specific transition animation (like sliding in from the right on Android).

It's the blueprint for how a new screen will look and behave when shown.

Moving Forward with push()

To navigate to a new screen, you use Navigator.push(). This method takes a BuildContext and a MaterialPageRoute as arguments.

The builder function inside MaterialPageRoute tells Flutter which widget to build for the new screen.

Try Pushing a Route

This example shows how to push a new screen when a button is pressed. Run it and tap the button!

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: HomeScreen(),
    );
  }
}

class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Home Screen')),
      body: Center(
        child: ElevatedButton(
          onPressed: () {
            Navigator.push(
              context,
              MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) => SecondScreen()),
            );
          },
          child: const Text('Go to Second Screen'),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class SecondScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Second Screen')),
      body: const Center(
        child: Text('You are on the second screen!'),
      ),
    );
  }
}

What is BuildContext?

You might have noticed context being passed around. BuildContext is a handle to the location of a widget in the widget tree. It helps widgets locate other widgets or data higher up in the tree.

The Navigator uses this context to know which navigation stack to operate on.

Going Back with pop()

When you want to return to the previous screen, you "pop" the current route off the navigation stack using Navigator.pop(). This will reveal the screen that was underneath.

Flutter's AppBar often provides a back button automatically when a new route is pushed, which internally calls Navigator.pop().

Try Popping a Route

Let's modify our previous example to include a button on the second screen that allows us to explicitly go back to the home screen.

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: HomeScreen(),
    );
  }
}

class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Home Screen')),
      body: Center(
        child: ElevatedButton(
          onPressed: () {
            Navigator.push(
              context,
              MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) => SecondScreen()),
            );
          },
          child: const Text('Go to Second Screen'),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class SecondScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Second Screen')),
      body: Center(
        child: ElevatedButton(
          onPressed: () {
            Navigator.pop(context); // This will go back!
          },
          child: const Text('Go Back'),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Visualizing the Stack

Imagine the Navigator maintains a stack of screens. When you push, a new screen is placed on top. When you pop, the top screen is removed.

The user always sees the topmost screen. This stack behavior is fundamental to how navigation works in Flutter.

Push: Adds to top.
Pop: Removes from top.
First screen is at the bottom.

Navigation Check

Consider a Flutter app with two screens, ScreenA and ScreenB. If you are currently on ScreenA and want to move to ScreenB, then later return to ScreenA, which sequence of Navigator methods would you use?

Recap: Basic Navigation

Great job! You've learned the core concepts of basic navigation in Flutter:

The Navigator manages a stack of routes.
MaterialPageRoute defines a new screen.
Navigator.push() adds a new screen to the stack.
Navigator.pop() removes the current screen from the stack.
BuildContext is essential for navigation operations.

Next, we'll explore more advanced navigation techniques like named routes!

Preguntas frecuentes

¿La lección «Navegación básica entre páginas» es gratis?

Sí — el texto completo de «Navegación básica entre páginas» es gratis para leer aquí en la web. Para practicarla de forma interactiva (editor de código integrado y tutor de IA 24/7) y desbloquear el resto del curso de Flutter Mobile Development, actualiza a CoddyKit PRO. El curso de Flutter Mobile Development incluye 4 lecciones en total.

¿Qué aprenderé en «Navegación básica entre páginas»?

Aprenda a insertar y extraer rutas mediante Navigator, lo que permite realizar transiciones sencillas entre distintas pantallas de su aplicación Flutter. Practicas Flutter Mobile Development con código real que ejecutas directamente en el navegador, y un tutor de IA 24/7 responde tus preguntas mientras trabajas en la lección.

¿Necesito experiencia previa para empezar Flutter Mobile Development?

No se requiere experiencia previa. Flutter Mobile Development en CoddyKit está estructurado para principiantes hasta estudiantes avanzados, así que puedes empezar aquí o desde el inicio y avanzar a tu ritmo. Esta es la lección 1 de 4.

¿Cuánto tiempo toma la lección «Navegación básica entre páginas»?

La mayoría de las lecciones de CoddyKit toman alrededor de 5–10 minutos. Cada una es compacta e interactiva, así que avanzas constantemente y retomas exactamente por donde dejaste en la web y la app.

¿Puedo escribir y ejecutar código en esta lección de Flutter Mobile Development?

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