---
title: "Common mistakes with ListViews in Flutter"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/common-mistakes-with-listviews-in-flutter-1wonqnxmg
source_url: https://medium.com/@pomis172/common-mistakes-with-listviews-in-flutter-f22e7dacfaf7
type: article
source: "Medium"
published: 2024-05-15T11:56:00.200Z
updated: 2024-05-15T11:55:58.481Z
tags: ["performance", "flutter"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 18
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Common mistakes with ListViews in Flutter

**[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 3 min read · 18 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Avoid common mistakes with ListViews in Flutter, such as disabling scrolling with `NeverScrollableScrollPhysics` and `shrinkWrap`, and letting every item determine its own height. Use Slivers for more efficient rendering and consider using the properties `prototypeItem` and `itemExtent` for consistent item heights. To add padding, avoid wrapping the ListView in a Padding widget and instead use the padding parameter directly.

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**@gp4ck** · 0 upvotes

> Very cool tips!

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