found the answer in http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/JavascriptWithJavaServerFaces cheers. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3966963#3966963 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3966963