title: JSF - Control state like in asp.net?
body: <p>I created a custom control and added it to my tag library. </p>
  
  <p>This control displays two selectonemenu's where the second one depends on the first one and is updated via ajax from data from a database.</p>
  
  <p>Currently I use a view scoped bean for the data selection of the second one. But i am not really satisfied with this solution, since there is one bean for possible multiple instances.</p>
  
  <p>In asp.net there is a control state to save control relevant data. Is there something similar?</p>
  
  <p>Alternatively I could use a request scoped bean with a converter that retrieves the data from the database again on selection.</p>