[A11y] TextField prefix icon and suffix icon create a sibling node' #173312

hannah-hyj · 2025-08-05T22:41:53Z

prefix/suffix icon should have their own merge group.

Noted a textfield can have suffix and suffix icon the same time so they should be different merge group.

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This pull request improves the accessibility of TextField by ensuring that prefix and suffix icons are treated as separate sibling nodes in the semantics tree. This is a good change that enhances screen reader support. The implementation correctly uses SemanticsTag to differentiate the icons and adds a new test to verify the behavior. I have one suggestion to refactor a small part of the code to improve maintainability by reducing duplication.

gemini-code-assist · 2025-08-05T22:43:28Z

packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input_decorator.dart

    List<SemanticsConfiguration>? prefixMergeGroup;
+    List<SemanticsConfiguration>? prefixIconMergeGroup;
    List<SemanticsConfiguration>? suffixMergeGroup;
+    List<SemanticsConfiguration>? suffixIconMergeGroup;
    for (final SemanticsConfiguration childConfig in childConfigs) {
      if (childConfig.tagsChildrenWith(_InputDecoratorState._kPrefixSemanticsTag)) {
        prefixMergeGroup ??= <SemanticsConfiguration>[];
        prefixMergeGroup.add(childConfig);
+      } else if (childConfig.tagsChildrenWith(_InputDecoratorState._kPrefixIconSemanticsTag)) {
+        prefixIconMergeGroup ??= <SemanticsConfiguration>[];
+        prefixIconMergeGroup.add(childConfig);
      } else if (childConfig.tagsChildrenWith(_InputDecoratorState._kSuffixSemanticsTag)) {
        suffixMergeGroup ??= <SemanticsConfiguration>[];
        suffixMergeGroup.add(childConfig);
+      } else if (childConfig.tagsChildrenWith(_InputDecoratorState._kSuffixIconSemanticsTag)) {
+        suffixIconMergeGroup ??= <SemanticsConfiguration>[];
+        suffixIconMergeGroup.add(childConfig);
      } else {
        builder.markAsMergeUp(childConfig);
      }
    }
    if (prefixMergeGroup != null) {
      builder.markAsSiblingMergeGroup(prefixMergeGroup);
    }
+    if (prefixIconMergeGroup != null) {
+      builder.markAsSiblingMergeGroup(prefixIconMergeGroup);
+    }
    if (suffixMergeGroup != null) {
      builder.markAsSiblingMergeGroup(suffixMergeGroup);
    }
+
+    if (suffixIconMergeGroup != null) {
+      builder.markAsSiblingMergeGroup(suffixIconMergeGroup);
+    }


This logic for grouping semantics configurations is a bit repetitive. You could refactor this using a map to make it more scalable and reduce code duplication.¹ This would make it easier to add more groups in the future.

final Map<SemanticsTag, List<SemanticsConfiguration>> mergeGroups = <SemanticsTag, List<SemanticsConfiguration>>{}; final Set<SemanticsTag> tagsToGroup = <SemanticsTag>{ _InputDecoratorState._kPrefixSemanticsTag, _InputDecoratorState._kPrefixIconSemanticsTag, _InputDecoratorState._kSuffixSemanticsTag, _InputDecoratorState._kSuffixIconSemanticsTag, }; for (final SemanticsConfiguration childConfig in childConfigs) { bool handled = false; for (final SemanticsTag tag in tagsToGroup) { if (childConfig.tagsChildrenWith(tag)) { (mergeGroups[tag] ??= <SemanticsConfiguration>[]).add(childConfig); handled = true; break; } } if (!handled) { builder.markAsMergeUp(childConfig); } } for (final List<SemanticsConfiguration> group in mergeGroups.values) { builder.markAsSiblingMergeGroup(group); }

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The style guide recommends optimizing for readability and avoiding duplication. The suggested refactoring reduces duplicated logic for handling different semantic groups. (link) ↩

thank you gemini, fixed!

chunhtai

LGTM

packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input_decorator.dart

chunhtai · 2025-08-07T19:12:54Z

packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input_decorator.dart

-        suffixMergeGroup.add(childConfig);
-      } else {
+      bool handled = false;
+      for (final SemanticsTag tag in tags) {


where be easier to do a firstWhere instead of a loop

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hannah-hyj · 2025-08-07T22:50:11Z

the golden file was just flaky, re-ran the tests and nothing is changed

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