gets the value of the roles 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 roles property . for example , to add a new item , do as follows : getroles . add newitem ; objects of the following type s are allowed in the list role concode_field_sep List<Role> roles concode_elem_sep String name concode_elem_sep String id concode_elem_sep byte[] secret concode_field_sep void setName concode_elem_sep String getName concode_elem_sep byte[] getSecret concode_elem_sep void setSecret concode_elem_sep void setId concode_elem_sep String getId