gets the value of the reference 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 reference property . for example , to add a new item , do as follows : getreference . add newitem ; objects of the following type s are allowed in the list ctpivotareareference concode_field_sep List<CTPivotAreaReference> reference concode_elem_sep Object parent concode_elem_sep Long count concode_field_sep Object getParent concode_elem_sep void afterUnmarshal concode_elem_sep void setParent concode_elem_sep Long getCount concode_elem_sep void setCount
List < CTPivotAreaReference > function ( ) { if ( reference == null ) { reference = new ArrayList < CTPivotAreaReference > ( ) ; } return this . reference ; }