of the second is <code>123</code>. Similarly
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<pre>
type S struct { a int; b float64 }
new(S)
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<p>
allocates a variable of type <code>S</code>,
initializes it (<code>a=0</code>, <code>b=0.0</code>),
and returns a value of type <code>*S</code> containing the address
of the variable.
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<h3 id="Handling_panics">Handling panics</h3>