In a facelets page I have the following EL expression
#{meetsShowCtlr.allMeets}
<h:dataTable value="#{meetsShowCtlr.allMeets}" var="meet"> <h:column> <f:facet name="header">Meet Id</f:facet> #{meet.id} </h:column> <h:column> <f:facet name="header">Name</f:facet> #{meet.name1} </h:column> </h:dataTable>
<h:outputText value="#{meet.id}"/>
0 and empty string are the default values for number and String