The following code is used in the first column of a datatable (it's an edit link)
<a4j:commandLink limitToList="true" reRender="...." actionListener="#{bb.dataAction}" oncomplete="showReq()"> <f:verbatim> Edit </f:verbatim> <f:param name="requestIdToEdit" value="#{req.id}" /> <f:param name="requestTypeToEdit" value="#{req.requestType.code}" /> </a4j:commandLink>
Additional info; If i change the "verbatim" to "outputtext", everything works