Please direct me to the proper forum. Using jsf tag <h:inputText and not getting what I expect. <h:inputText name="ext-inputs" value="#{var['ext-inputs'] == null ? '40' : var['ext-inputs']}" type="text" ... /> On first encounter on the page, it puts a '40' on the page with no complaints. But on a return to the page ( where the variable ext-inputs has been set to '40', I get an error about a "illegal syntax for setOperation" How do I make it so I provide a set of defaults, but afterwards use the set value? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4186055#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...