*/
protected ValueBinding getValueBinding(final String variable) {
ValueBinding ret = valueBindings.get(variable);
if (ret == null) {
ApplicationEx app = (ApplicationEx) context.getApplication();
ret = app.createValueBinding("#{" + variable + "}");
if ((ret instanceof ValueBindingEx)) {
ValueBindingEx valueEx = (ValueBindingEx) ret;
valueEx.setComponent(component);
valueEx.setSourceReferenceId(null); // TODO RPr: What to set here
valueEx.setExpectedType(Object.class);