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<clause number="17.4.4" title="Field initialization">
  <paragraph>The initial value of a field, whether it be a static field or an instance field, is the default value (<hyperlink>12.2</hyperlink>) of the field's type. It is not possible to observe the value of a field before this default initialization has occurred, and a field is thus never &quot;uninitialized&quot;. <example>[Example: The example <code_example><![CDATA[
using System;  
class Test  
{  
   static bool b;  
   int i;  
   static void Main() {  
      Test t = new Test();  
      Console.WriteLine("b = {0}, i = {1}", b, t.i);  
   }  
}  
]]></code_example>produces the output <code_example><![CDATA[
b = False, i = 0  
]]></code_example>because b and i are both automatically initialized to default values. end example]</example> </paragraph>
</clause>
