"petemuir" wrote : You can use s:selectItems with any java object, but you need to provide a JSF converter if the object isn't a string. JSF provides some (e.g. number converter), Seam adds two more (enums, already persisted JPA entities), for others, you'll need to write your own. Thanks Pete. Pete, are there any good JSF books that you would recommend? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4052632#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...