class MyObj {

    var foobar:String

    init(foo: String?="hello") {
        self.foobar = foo!
    }
}

let myObj = MyObj() // standard use of default values - don't supply a value at all

println(myObj.foobar) // prints "hello" as expected when parameter value is not supplied

var jimbob: String? // defaults to nil

...

// supply a value, but it is nil
let myObj2 = MyObj(foo: jimbob) // <<< this crashes with EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION due to forced unwrap of nil value

println(myObj2.foobar)