question: gets the value of the description 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 description property . for example , to add a new item , do as follows : getdescription . add newitem ; objects of the following type s are allowed in the list descriptiontype concode_field_sep EjbRefTypeType ejbRefType concode_elem_sep EjbLinkType ejbLink concode_elem_sep List<InjectionTargetType> injectionTarget concode_elem_sep List<DescriptionType> description concode_elem_sep java.lang.String id concode_elem_sep EjbRefNameType ejbRefName concode_elem_sep RemoteType remote concode_elem_sep XsdStringType mappedName concode_elem_sep HomeType home concode_field_sep void setEjbRefName concode_elem_sep XsdStringType getMappedName concode_elem_sep EjbRefTypeType getEjbRefType concode_elem_sep EjbRefNameType getEjbRefName concode_elem_sep void setHome concode_elem_sep java.lang.String getId concode_elem_sep void setEjbLink concode_elem_sep EjbLinkType getEjbLink concode_elem_sep List<InjectionTargetType> getInjectionTarget concode_elem_sep HomeType getHome concode_elem_sep void setMappedName concode_elem_sep void setEjbRefType concode_elem_sep void setId concode_elem_sep RemoteType getRemote concode_elem_sep void setRemote
target: List < DescriptionType > function ( ) { if ( description == null ) { description = new ArrayList < DescriptionType > ( ) ; } return this . description ; }