Actually icefaces uses a delay when sending value change events. So it doesn't hammer the server with a request on every keypress. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4012476#4012476 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4012476