public class ItemBean  {

	private HtmlOutputText selectedItemId;

	private List<Item> items;

	public class Item {
		Long id;
		String name;

		public Item(Long id, String name) {
			this.id = id;
			this.name = name;
		}

		public Long getId() {
			return id;
		}

		public void setId(Long id) {
			this.id = id;
		}

		public String getName() {
			return name;
		}

		public void setName(String name) {
			this.name = name;
		}

	}

	public ItemBean() {
		items = new ArrayList<Item>();
		items.add(new Item(1L, "Item 1"));
		items.add(new Item(2L, "Item 2"));
		items.add(new Item(3L, "Item 3"));
	}

	public List<Item> getItems() {
		return items;
	}

	public void setItems(List<Item> items) {
		this.items = items;
	}

	public void doSomething() {
		Object value = selectedItemId.getValue();
		//here's the wrong value
	}

	public HtmlOutputText getSelectedItemId() {
		return selectedItemId;
	}

	public void setSelectedItemId(HtmlOutputText selectedItemId) {
		this.selectedItemId = selectedItemId;
	}

}