AutocompleteRendererBase.java#L100

gistfile1.java

try {
    // String value = getInputValue(facesContext, component);
    itemsObject = autocompleteMethod.invoke(facesContext.getELContext(), new Object[] { facesContext, component, value });
} catch (MethodNotFoundException e) {
    try {
        itemsObject = autocompleteMethod.invoke(facesContext.getELContext(), new Object[] { value });
    } catch (MethodNotFoundException e) {
        ExpressionFactory expressionFactory = facesContext.getApplication().getExpressionFactory();
        autocompleteMethod = expressionFactory.createMethodExpression(facesContext.getELContext(),
            autocompleteMethod.getExpressionString(), Object.class, new Class[] { String.class });
        itemsObject = autocompleteMethod.invoke(facesContext.getELContext(), new Object[] { value });
}