def __init__(self, val, dtype, vldMask, updateTime=-<NUM_LIT:1>):
self.val = val<EOL>self._dtype = dtype<EOL>self.vldMask = vldMask<EOL>self.updateTime = updateTime<EOL>
:param val: pythonic value representing this value
:param dtype: data type object from which this value was derived from
:param vldMask: validity mask for value
:param updateTime: simulation time when this value vas created