import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; class A { private ArrayList<String> list1 = new ArrayList<String>(); private List<String> list2 = new ArrayList<String>(); private List<String> myList3 = new ArrayList<String>(); public List<String> getList1() { return list1; } public List<String> getList2() { return list2; } public List<String> getList3() { return myList3; } void foo() { list1.add("a"); list2.add("a"); myList3.add("a"); } }