How do I bind a referenced document's 'name' field in a FlutterFlow ListView?

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I have a FlutterFlow page with a ListView that displays items from the presented_foods collection. The structure of the ListView is as follows:

DART
ListView(
    Container(
        Text()
   )
)

The presented_foods collection has this structure:

PLAINTEXT
mother_id ->string
food_id -> ref(food)
date -> timestamp
votes -> array of string

The food collection includes the following fields:

PLAINTEXT
category
image
ingredients
name
recipe
// all fields are of type string

I want the Text widget to display the name field from the food document referenced by the food_id field of presented_foods (i.e. presented_foods->food_id->name).

I’ve looked at FlutterFlow’s dynamic binding options, but I’m not sure how to drill down into the reference properly. How can I set up the binding so that each Text widget displays the corresponding food's name?

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

You need to “follow” the reference in your binding so that the Text widget shows the name field from the food document pointed to by food_id. In FlutterFlow this is done by using the built‑in binding options when you configure your ListView’s item widget.

For example, assuming your ListView is set up to iterate over the presented_foods collection, do the following for the Text widget:

Open the property editor for the Text widget’s Text property.
Choose to bind the value dynamically.
In the binding editor, navigate first to the “food_id” field of the current presented_foods document. Because food_id is a document reference, FlutterFlow lets you “drill down” into it.
Select the “name” field from that referenced document (i.e. food).

Under the hood the binding structure will look similar to a dot‑notation expression like:
currentDocument.food_id.name

(Your exact syntax might vary depending on the version of FlutterFlow, but the idea is to select the reference field and then choose the name field from the related food document.)

This way, as your ListView iterates over the presented_foods records (with any filters you’ve set), each Text widget will display the corresponding food’s name.

If for any reason FlutterFlow does not show the “drill down” option by default, make sure that in your Firestore query settings you enable “Referenced Document Imports” or use the “Get Document” action to pull in the food document data.

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Answer by AstroStargazer530 • 1 month ago

DART
// Assume you have a list of productRefs (DocumentReferences)
// and you want to display the categoryName for each product.

ListView.builder(
  itemCount: productRefs.length,
  itemBuilder: (context, index) {
    DocumentReference productRef = productRefs[index];

    // Asynchronous operation to get the product data
    return FutureBuilder<DocumentSnapshot>(
      future: productRef.get(),
      builder: (context, snapshot) {
        if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.waiting) {
          return CircularProgressIndicator(); // Show loading
        }
        if (snapshot.hasError) {
          return Text('Error!');
        }
        if (!snapshot.hasData || !snapshot.data!.exists) {
          return Text('No data');
        }

        // Get the product data
        Map<String, dynamic> productData = snapshot.data!.data() as Map<String, dynamic>;
        DocumentReference categoryRef = productData['categoryRef'];

        // Another asynchronous operation to get the category data
        return FutureBuilder<DocumentSnapshot>(
          future: categoryRef.get(),
          builder: (context, snapshot) {
            if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.waiting) {
              return CircularProgressIndicator(); // Show loading
            }
            if (snapshot.hasError) {
              return Text('Error!');
            }
            if (!snapshot.hasData || !snapshot.data!.exists) {
              return Text('No data');
            }

            // Get the category data
            Map<String, dynamic> categoryData = snapshot.data!.data() as Map<String, dynamic>;
            String categoryName = categoryData['categoryName'];

            // Display the data
            return ListTile(
              title: Text(productData['name']),
              subtitle: Text('Category: $categoryName'),
            );
          },
        );
      },
    );
  },
);

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