From acbdf4cb08c2bbf0ff9cc71468f360d3ebe3c603 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bauke Scholtz <balusc@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:24:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #5427 UISelectMany collectionType ignored when VE
 resolves to non-Collection

---
 .../com/sun/faces/renderkit/html_basic/MenuRenderer.java   | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/renderkit/html_basic/MenuRenderer.java b/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/renderkit/html_basic/MenuRenderer.java
index 9477b9ae30..2e5b8152cb 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/renderkit/html_basic/MenuRenderer.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/renderkit/html_basic/MenuRenderer.java
@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@ protected Object convertSelectManyValuesForModel(FacesContext context, UISelectM
         }
 
         if (Object.class.equals(modelType)) {
-            return convertSelectManyValuesForArray(context, uiSelectMany, modelType, newValues);
+            if (uiSelectMany.getAttributes().get("collectionType") != null) {
+                return convertSelectManyValuesForCollection(context, uiSelectMany, null, newValues);
+            }
+            else {
+                return convertSelectManyValuesForArray(context, uiSelectMany, modelType, newValues);
+            }
         }
 
         throw new FacesException("Target model Type is no a Collection or Array");