@In private Map<String, String> messages; | ... | ..new SelectItem(messages.get("l.someDbTable.usexCol")...etc View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4075230#4075230 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4075230