p:selectCheckboxMenu值转换问题

如果p:selectCheckboxMenu值指定为Collection<Object>需要添加converter 

<p:selectCheckboxMenu  value="#{articleController.currentArticle.categoryList}" 
                                           converter="categoryConvert" multiple="true">
                        <f:selectItems value="#{categoryController.categoryList}" 
                                       var="category" itemLabel="#{category.name}" itemValue="#{category}"/>
                    </p:selectCheckboxMenu >
                    <p:commandButton action="#{articleController.create()}" update="@form" value="#{bundle.submit}"/>

@FacesConverter(value = "categoryConvert", forClass = Category.class)
    public static class CategoryConvert implements Converter<Category> {

        @Override
        public Category getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) {
            if(value == null || value.length() == 0) {
                return null;
            }
            CategoryController controller = (CategoryController)context.getApplication().getELResolver().
                    getValue(context.getELContext(), null, "categoryController");
            return controller.getCategoryFacade().find(getKey(value));
        }

        @Override
        public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Category value) {
            if(value == null) {
                return null;
            }
            if(value instanceof Category) {
                Category ca = (Category)value;
                return getStringKey(ca.getId());
            } else {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("object " + value 
                        + " is of type " + value.getClass().getName() 
                        + "; expected type: " + CategoryController.class.getName());
            }
        }

如果不指定converter属性，转换器不会被调用。