Validation error

I always get validation errors in the following component:

<h:selectOneMenu converter="javax.faces.Integer" id="test"

value="#{SourceSearchBean.reportedRecordsComp}" styleClass="smallSelect">

<f:selectItem itemLabel=">" itemValue="0" />

<f:selectItem itemLabel="<" itemValue="1" />

</h:selectOneMenu>

The member reportedRecordsComp is an Integer but I always get the following validation error:

"test": Value is not a valid option.

I get the same error without the converter attribute.

[770 byte] By [CH.Sanixa] at [2007-11-27 8:49:29]