TextField/TextFormField labelText and hintText should be right-aligned with TextDirection.rtl

There is forgotten attribute write for the labelText of(TextFormField or TextField) from right to left.
I tried with textAlign, textDirection. Although, it works with hintText and the user input, it doesn't work with the labelText.

textfield.txt

TextFormField(
        textAlign: Language.lang  == 'NotArabic'  ?TextAlign.left:TextAlign.right,
        validator: (value) {
          return Validators().validateEmail(value);
        },
        controller: _emailController,
        decoration: new InputDecoration(
            hintStyle: new TextStyle(color: Colors.grey[500],),
            labelStyle: new TextStyle(color: Colors.grey[900],),
            hintText: 'hint Email',
            labelText: 'label Email',
            fillColor: Colors.white70),
        textDirection:
            Language.lang == 'NotArabic' ? TextDirection.ltr : TextDirection.rtl,
      )

@mohamed-reda

Hello @mohamed-reda !

Thank you for posting an issue.
Can you please also attach the flutter doctor -v command output?

Thank you.

flutter doctor print :

C:\src\flutter\bin\flutter.bat doctor --verbose
[√] Flutter (Channel stable, v1.9.1+hotfix.6, on Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601], locale ar-EG)
• Flutter version 1.9.1+hotfix.6 at C:\src\flutter
• Framework revision 68587a0 (7 weeks ago), 2019-09-13 19:46:58 -0700
• Engine revision b863200
• Dart version 2.5.0

[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 29.0.2)
• Android SDK at C:\Users\AboReda\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
• Android NDK location not configured (optional; useful for native profiling support)
• Platform android-29, build-tools 29.0.2
• Java binary at: C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio1\jre\bin\java
• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_202-release-1483-b03)
• All Android licenses accepted.

[√] Android Studio (version 3.5)
• Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio1
• Flutter plugin version 39.0.3
• Dart plugin version 191.8423
• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_202-release-1483-b03)

[√] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2019.1)
• IntelliJ at C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2019.1.1
• Flutter plugin version 35.3.3
• Dart plugin version 191.7141.49

[√] VS Code (version 1.38.1)
• VS Code at C:\Users\AboReda\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
• Flutter extension version 3.4.1

[√] Connected device (1 available)
• Infinix X5515 • 0350225897007314 • android-arm • Android 8.1.0 (API 27)

• No issues found!
Process finished with exit code 0

@victorsanni

cc @victorsanni

Reproducible using the code sample below.

Sample code

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(TextLabelRtlApp());

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

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text('RTL TextFormField'),
        ),
        body: Center(
          child: TextField(
            decoration: InputDecoration(
              hintText: 'hint text',
              labelText: 'label text',
            ),
            textDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

textformfield.rtl.mov

@victorsanni

@victorsanni I’ve implemented a solution that resolves a few inconsistencies and improves InputDecoration consistency across dependent widgets.

[material_ui] Add labelTextDirection handling in InputDecorator (#12607)

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