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Improve DropdownMenu documentation for requestFocusOnTap when using on-screen virtual keyboard on mobile platforms to make it clearable and editable #127672

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@Wwwolfgang

Is there an existing issue for this?

Steps to reproduce

  1. Just run the oficial example on the documentation site for the DropdownMenu

Expected results

If you select one of the menu Options from the menu, it gets selected. It should let you click on it and delete the otpion.
In windows this works without a problem

Actual results

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On android, once selected a option, there is no way to clear the field.

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On windows there is no problem. With a mouse click the menu gets selected and I can delete the option

Code sample

Code sample
[import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

/// Flutter code sample for [DropdownMenu]s. The first dropdown menu has an outlined border.

void main() => runApp(const DropdownMenuExample());

class DropdownMenuExample extends StatefulWidget {
  const DropdownMenuExample({super.key});

  @override
  State<DropdownMenuExample> createState() => _DropdownMenuExampleState();
}

class _DropdownMenuExampleState extends State<DropdownMenuExample> {
  final TextEditingController colorController = TextEditingController();
  final TextEditingController iconController = TextEditingController();
  ColorLabel? selectedColor;
  IconLabel? selectedIcon;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final List<DropdownMenuEntry<ColorLabel>> colorEntries =
        <DropdownMenuEntry<ColorLabel>>[];
    for (final ColorLabel color in ColorLabel.values) {
      colorEntries.add(
        DropdownMenuEntry<ColorLabel>(
            value: color, label: color.label, enabled: color.label != 'Grey'),
      );
    }

    final List<DropdownMenuEntry<IconLabel>> iconEntries =
        <DropdownMenuEntry<IconLabel>>[];
    for (final IconLabel icon in IconLabel.values) {
      iconEntries
          .add(DropdownMenuEntry<IconLabel>(value: icon, label: icon.label));
    }

    return MaterialApp(
      theme: ThemeData(
        useMaterial3: true,
        colorSchemeSeed: Colors.green,
      ),
      home: Scaffold(
        body: SafeArea(
          child: Column(
            children: <Widget>[
              Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 20),
                child: Row(
                  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
                  children: <Widget>[
                    DropdownMenu<ColorLabel>(
                      initialSelection: ColorLabel.green,
                      controller: colorController,
                      label: const Text('Color'),
                      dropdownMenuEntries: colorEntries,
                      onSelected: (ColorLabel? color) {
                        setState(() {
                          selectedColor = color;
                        });
                      },
                    ),
                    const SizedBox(width: 20),
                    DropdownMenu<IconLabel>(
                      controller: iconController,
                      enableFilter: true,
                      leadingIcon: const Icon(Icons.search),
                      label: const Text('Icon'),
                      dropdownMenuEntries: iconEntries,
                      inputDecorationTheme: const InputDecorationTheme(
                        filled: true,
                        contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 5.0),
                      ),
                      onSelected: (IconLabel? icon) {
                        setState(() {
                          selectedIcon = icon;
                        });
                      },
                    )
                  ],
                ),
              ),
              if (selectedColor != null && selectedIcon != null)
                Row(
                  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
                  children: <Widget>[
                    Text(
                        'You selected a ${selectedColor?.label} ${selectedIcon?.label}'),
                    Padding(
                      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 5),
                      child: Icon(
                        selectedIcon?.icon,
                        color: selectedColor?.color,
                      ),
                    )
                  ],
                )
              else
                const Text('Please select a color and an icon.')
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

enum ColorLabel {
  blue('Blue', Colors.blue),
  pink('Pink', Colors.pink),
  green('Green', Colors.green),
  yellow('Yellow', Colors.yellow),
  grey('Grey', Colors.grey);

  const ColorLabel(this.label, this.color);
  final String label;
  final Color color;
}

enum IconLabel {
  smile('Smile', Icons.sentiment_satisfied_outlined),
  cloud(
    'Cloud',
    Icons.cloud_outlined,
  ),
  brush('Brush', Icons.brush_outlined),
  heart('Heart', Icons.favorite);

  const IconLabel(this.label, this.icon);
  final String label;
  final IconData icon;
}
]

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Flutter Doctor output

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[flutter doctor -v
[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.10.0, on Microsoft Windows [Versi¢n 10.0.19044.2965], locale es-PY)
    • Flutter version 3.10.0 on channel stable at C:\Users\ww02\Documents\flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 84a1e904f4 (2 weeks ago), 2023-05-09 07:41:44 -0700
    • Engine revision d44b5a94c9
    • Dart version 3.0.0
    • DevTools version 2.23.1

[√] Windows Version (Installed version of Windows is version 10 or higher)

[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 33.0.0)     
    • Android SDK at C:\Users\ww02\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
    • Platform android-33, build-tools 33.0.0
    • Java binary at: C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio1\jbr\bin\java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.6+0-b2043.56-9586694)     
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[√] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

[√] Visual Studio - develop for Windows (Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 16.11.26)    
    • Visual Studio at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools
    • Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 version 16.11.33529.622
    • Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.19041.0

[!] Android Studio (version 2021.2)
    • Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    X Unable to determine bundled Java version.
    • Try updating or re-installing Android Studio.

[√] Android Studio (version 2022.2)
    • Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio1
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.6+0-b2043.56-9586694)

[√] VS Code (version 1.78.2)
    • VS Code at C:\Users\ww02\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
    • Flutter extension version 3.64.0

[√] Connected device (4 available)
    • sdk gphone64 x86 64 (mobile) • emulator-5554 • android-x64    • Android 12 (API 31) (emulator)
    • Windows (desktop)            • windows       • windows-x64    • Microsoft Windows [Versi¢n 10.0.19044.2965]
    • Chrome (web)                 • chrome        • web-javascript • Google Chrome 113.0.5672.127
    • Edge (web)                   • edge          • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 113.0.1774.50

[√] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

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