question: gets the value of the transforms property . this accessor method returns a reference to the live list , not a snapshot . therefore any modification you make to the returned list will be present inside the jaxb object . this is why there is not a set method for the transforms property . for example , to add a new item , do as follows : gettransforms . add newitem ; objects of the following type s are allowed in the list dsstransform concode_field_sep DigestAlgorithm digestMethodAlgorithm concode_elem_sep WsDocument contents concode_elem_sep List<DssTransform> transforms concode_elem_sep String id concode_elem_sep String type concode_elem_sep String uri concode_field_sep void setDigestMethodAlgorithm concode_elem_sep DigestAlgorithm getDigestMethodAlgorithm concode_elem_sep String getType concode_elem_sep void setUri concode_elem_sep WsDocument getContents concode_elem_sep void setId concode_elem_sep String getId concode_elem_sep void setType concode_elem_sep void setContents concode_elem_sep String getUri
target: List < DssTransform > function ( ) { if ( transforms == null ) { transforms = new ArrayList < DssTransform > ( ) ; } return this . transforms ; }