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<clause number="12.1.2.1" title="Instance variables in classes">
  <paragraph>An instance variable of a class comes into existence when a new instance of that class is created, and ceases to exist when there are no references to that instance and the instance's destructor (if any) has executed. </paragraph>
  <paragraph>The initial value of an instance variable of a class is the default value (<hyperlink>12.2</hyperlink>) of the variable's type. </paragraph>
  <paragraph>For the purpose of definite assignment checking, an instance variable is considered initially assigned. </paragraph>
</clause>
