Perhaps the idea is something like this, but I'm not getting any data on the JSF (screen) for this dataTable. The rendered attributes are evaluating to true after I click a run button on the JSF during the use case. <h:dataTable var="myRole" value="#{myRoles}" rendered="#{userRoleSearch.displayViewRolesDataTable}"> | <c:if test="#{userRoleSearch.displayViewRolesDataTable}"> | <c:forEach items="#{myRole}" var="myVal"> | <h:column> | #{myVal} | </h:column> | </c:forEach> | </c:if> | </h:dataTable> also, when userRoleSearch.displayViewRolesDataTable = true, the following JSF fragment does not output the "testing now!" string. seems strange... | <h:dataTable var="myRole" value="#{myRoles}" rendered="#{userRoleSearch.displayViewRolesDataTable}"> | <c:if test="# | userRoleSearch.displayViewRolesDataTable}"> <h:outputText value="testing now!"/> | </c:if> | </h:dataTable> also, does it matter if you're using JSF 1.1 or 1.2 regarding this problem??? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4081901#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...