You are absolutely allowed to back JSF for this, but doesn't the facelets ui:repeat tag support Sets? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4008631#4008631 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4008631