environments to easily ensure that their descendants are alive. </td></tr>
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<tr class="SGroup SIndent1"><td class=SEntry><a href="#uvm_heartbeat.Methods" >Methods</a></td><td class=SDescription></td></tr>
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<tr class="SMethod SIndent2"><td class=SEntry><a href="#uvm_heartbeat.new" id=link1 onMouseOver="ShowTip(event, 'tt1', 'link1')" onMouseOut="HideTip('tt1')">new</a></td><td class=SDescription>Creates a new heartbeat instance associated with <i>cntxt</i>. </td></tr>
  