kukeltje, Thanks for letting me know. Yes your correct it never hurts having setter and getter methods. Abhiram View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3964980#3964980 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3964980