Whether you understand it or not, I wouldn't expose that business method to the view. Make it an accessor for the list instead. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4031120#4031120 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4031120