use didchangedependencies

example/lib/main.dart

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
                 showFlagDialog: true,
                 comparator: (a, b) => b.name.compareTo(a.name),
                 //Get the country information relevant to the initial selection
-                onInit: (code) => print("${code.name} ${code.dialCode}"),
+                onInit: (code) =>
+                    print("on init ${code.name} ${code.dialCode}"),
               ),
               SizedBox(
                 width: 400,

lib/country_code_picker.dart

@@ -163,11 +163,15 @@ class CountryCodePickerState extends State<CountryCodePicker> {
   }
 
   @override
-  void didUpdateWidget(CountryCodePicker oldWidget) {
-    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
+  void didChangeDependencies() {
+    super.didChangeDependencies();
 
     this.elements = elements.map((e) => e.localize(context)).toList();
-    _onInit(selectedItem);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(CountryCodePicker oldWidget) {
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
 
     if (oldWidget.initialSelection != widget.initialSelection) {
       if (widget.initialSelection != null) {