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lib/drop_down_widget.dart

@@ -1,38 +1,51 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'home_widget.dart';
 
-class DropDownWidget extends StatefulWidget {
+class DropDownWidget extends StatefulWidget{
   @override
   _DropDownWidget createState() => _DropDownWidget();
+
 }
 
 class _DropDownWidget extends State<DropDownWidget>{
-  String curSport = "Men's Basketball";
+  Item selectedSport;
+  String curSport;
+  Color _appBarColor;
+  List<Item> colorList = <Item>[
+    const Item("Men's Basketball", Colors.red),
+    const Item("Women's Basketball", Colors.pinkAccent),
+    const Item('Baseball', Colors.yellow),
+  ];
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return DropdownButton<String>(
-      value: curSport,
+    return DropdownButton<Item>(
+      value: selectedSport,
       icon: Icon(Icons.arrow_drop_down),
       iconSize: 24,
       style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black),
       iconEnabledColor: Colors.white,
-      onChanged: (String newSport) {
+      onChanged: (Item value) {
         setState(() {
-          curSport = newSport;
+          selectedSport = value;
+          curSport = selectedSport.name;
+          _appBarColor = selectedSport.color;
         });
       },
-      items: <String>["Men's Basketball", "Women's Basketball", "Baseball", "Softball", "FootBall"]
-          .map<DropdownMenuItem<String>>((String value) {
-        return DropdownMenuItem<String>(
-          value: value,
+      items: colorList.map<DropdownMenuItem<Item>>((Item item) {
+        return DropdownMenuItem<Item>(
+          value: item,
           child: SizedBox(
             width: 100,
-            child: Text(value),
+            child: Text(item.name),
           ),
         );
       }).toList(),
     );
   }
+  String getString(){
+    return curSport;
+  }
 }

lib/home_widget.dart

@@ -19,16 +19,14 @@ class _HomeState extends State<Home>{
     PlaceholderWidget(Colors.black38),
   ];
 
+  DropDownWidget ddw = DropDownWidget();
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(
-
-        //title: Text(appBarTitle),
-        actions: <Widget>[
-          DropDownWidget(),
-        ],
-        backgroundColor: Colors.green,
+        title: ddw,
+        //backgroundColor: ,
       ),
       body: _children[_currentIndex],
       bottomNavigationBar: BottomNavigationBar(
@@ -64,6 +62,13 @@ class _HomeState extends State<Home>{
   void onTabTapped(int index) {
     setState(() {
       _currentIndex = index;
+      print(ddw);
     });
   }
+}
+
+class Item {
+  const Item(this.name, this.color);
+  final String name;
+  final Color color;
 }