gets the value of the title 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 title property . for example , to add a new item , do as follows : gettitle . add newitem ; objects of the following type s are allowed in the list string concode_field_sep List<String> date concode_elem_sep List<String> coverage concode_elem_sep List<String> identifier concode_elem_sep List<String> creator concode_elem_sep List<String> subject concode_elem_sep List<String> format concode_elem_sep List<String> description concode_elem_sep List<String> language concode_elem_sep long serialVersionUID concode_elem_sep List<String> source concode_elem_sep List<String> title concode_elem_sep List<String> type concode_elem_sep List<String> relation concode_elem_sep List<String> contributor concode_elem_sep List<String> rights concode_elem_sep List<String> publisher concode_field_sep List<String> getSubject concode_elem_sep List<String> getLanguage concode_elem_sep List<String> getCreator concode_elem_sep List<String> getDescription concode_elem_sep List<String> getPublisher concode_elem_sep List<String> getType concode_elem_sep List<String> getIdentifier concode_elem_sep List<String> getSource concode_elem_sep List<String> getDate concode_elem_sep List<String> getFormat concode_elem_sep List<String> getRights concode_elem_sep List<String> getContributor concode_elem_sep List<String> getRelation concode_elem_sep List<String> getCoverage
List < String > function ( ) { if ( title == null ) { title = new ArrayList < String > ( ) ; } return this . title ; }