Using parameters in dataTables

Is there anyway to make the dataTable's value attribute bind to a method that needs a parameter similar to the way the action attribute in a commandLink tag can set a parameter. In other words, is there some way to do something like the following?

<h:dataTable id="items" value="#{someBean.items}" var="item">

<f:param name="someParam" value="someValue"/>

<h:column>

...

</h:dataTable>

And the corresponding method in the someBean object would look like...

public Collection getItems()

{

HttpServletRequest req = (HttpServletRequest)(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getRequest());

String param = request.getParameter("someParam");

...

}

[998 byte] By [jds@ku.edua] at [2007-10-2 23:56:15]