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instance initialization block
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instance initialization blockis a subtopic of Classes2001-10-19 11:36:55.0
is a kind of initialization blockadded by: DS, 2001-10-19 11:36:55.0
initialization blockhas purpose to be executed before any method for a class or instance2001-10-19 11:36:55.0
nested blockshould be indented carefully2001-10-19 11:37:29.0
blockcontains several statements surrounded by braces    2001-10-19 11:36:10.0
has example
{
a =5;
b = computeSomething;
}   
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has layout example style preferred by Sun:
if(condition) {
// statements
}
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has layout example style preferred by the authors:
if(condition)
{
// statements
}
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is used as the body of classes, loops, conditional statements and for exception handling    2001-10-19 11:36:10.0
syntactic unithas syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
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