I'm guessing you don't have the new version of EL in tomcat.
Here's some info that might help.
http://ocpsoft.com/java/jsf2-java/jsf2-how-to-add-the-magic-of-el-el2-to-jsf/
Joel
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM, <webtier_at_javadesktop.org> wrote:
> I tried the same thing on GlassFish v3 (Mojarra 2.0.2) and it worked.
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> It might be some configuration problem. Or maybe the bean doesn't exist.
> (But I think it exists -- it's one of the first things you would've
> checked.) I don't know what's really causing your problem.
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