# JSF: NullPointerException in SelectItemsIterator.java:478 and the Solution

A NullPointerException at com.sun.faces.renderkit.SelectItemsIterator$GenericObjectSelectItemIterator$GenericObjectSelectItem.updateItem(SelectItemsIterator.java:478) happens in case the itemLabel bound to a null String



 <f:selectItems var="country" itemLabel="#{country}" (...)"/>



Tested with GlassFish v3



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