<h:outputText value="#{meet.id}"/> 0 and empty string are the default values for number and String View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3981614#3981614 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3981614