Take a look at the seam docs. Seam has a s:selectItems that gives you what you're looking for. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4045605#4045605 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4045605