No, it inserts the ID (in Seam 1.2.1.GA) or a string used to lookup the id in the page context (in Seam2). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4070033#4070033 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4070033