thanks for your reply. this approach may be a solution but i would appreciate a way where i don't have to "carry" the label in the model. i defined the enumeration like that: public enum MyEnum { | VALUE1, | VALUE2, | VALUE3 | } now i m looking for a solution where i can display the label internationalized. But if theres no way i will take your solution. so thanks... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4053448#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...