You're using facelets? There is a difference (I can't remember what it is off the top of my head, browse the list archive) between what is rendered using #{bean.proprety} and <h:outputText value="#{bean.property}" /> (for which you have the optional escape attribute). How about using <h:outputText value="var test = "#{messages.summer}";"/> Or similar (escaping the ") View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3975830#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...