Now, you're entering a bigger question - what are you doing with the return from GetBigList()? It is usually considered better practice to provide that functionality within the class and not expose the internals through getters/setters. Often, getters/setters are used because pure OO is almost never feasible, for non-programming reasons.

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The idea is a little like C++ templates, except not quite so brain-meltingly complicated. -- TheDamian, Exegesis 6

Please remember that I'm crufty and crochety. All opinions are purely mine and all code is untested, unless otherwise specified.