Facelets custom component does not insert ui:repeat or c:forEach

[Amy N. Snow]

Hello,

I have a custom facelets component called "selectRow" it is a simple h:selectOneMenu with an ui:insert inside it:

<h:selectOneMenu id="#{field}" required="#{required}" value="#{value}">
                <ui:insert />
 </h:selectOneMenu>

Then on my page I try to use it:

<my:selectRow field="streetTypeService" value="#{serviceAddress.streetType}">
                <c:forEach  items="#{selection.availableCities}"  var="cc">
                    <f:selectItem itemLabel="#{cc.name}" itemValue="#{cc.name}"/>
                </c:forEach>
</my:selectRow>

But it doesn't work. If I see the source code I see a <c:forEach> evaluated on top of the select html tag and an empty option. I tried use ui:repeat but then I only get an empty option.

What is the problem?