<rich:orderingList value="#{myBean.favoriteItems}"

selection="#{myBean.selectedFavoriteItems}" var="fav">

<rich:column id="favoritescol">

<a4j:outputPanel>

<h:outputText id="favoriteid" value="#{fav}"/>

<a4j:support event="onclick" action="#{myBean.loadFavorite}" reRender="listShuttle"/>    

</a4j:outputPanel>

</rich:column>  

</rich:orderingList>

On clicking the item, loadFavorite action is called, but selectedFavoriteItems is empty. But if I click again, it is populated with selected item.  Any idea what is happening?