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initState

initState runs once when Flutter inserts a State object into the widget tree. Override it for setup based on the widget or its location, and call super.initState() first.

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void initState()

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  • State.didChangeDependencies
  • State.didUpdateWidget
  • State.dispose
  • BuildContext.dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType

Source: initState method - State class - widgets library - Dart API. Checked 2026-11-03.