gets the value of the properties 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 properties property . for example , to add a new item , do as follows : getproperties . add newitem ; objects of the following type s are allowed in the list propertyrepresentation concode_field_sep List<PropertyRepresentation> properties concode_field_sep placeholderType placeHolder
List < PropertyRepresentation > function ( ) { if ( properties == null ) { properties = new ArrayList < PropertyRepresentation > ( ) ; } return this . properties ; }