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<p:growl id="messages" showDetail="true" />  
<p:messages id="msgs"/>
<h:form id="form">  
    <p:dataTable value="#{viewBean.foodList}" var="item" 
                  selection="#{viewBean.selectedFoods}"
                  selectionMode="multiple"
                  rowKey="#{item}">
        <p:column>
             #{item}
        </p:column>
        <f:facet name="footer">
            <p:commandButton value="Submit" update=":form:display :dataList" 
                                 action="#{viewBean.checkSelection}"/>
        </f:facet>
    </p:dataTable>
    <p:dataList id="display" value="#{viewBean.selectedFoods}" var="item"
                    itemType="disc">
        #{item}
    </p:dataList>
</h:form>
<p:dialog id="dialog1" widgetVar="dialog1" dynamic="true" width="200">
    <p:dataList id="dataList" value="#{viewBean.selectedFoods}" var="item"
                    itemType="disc">
        #{item}
    </p:dataList>
</p:dialog>

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@ManagedBean
@ViewScoped
public class ViewBean implements Serializable {
    private List<String> foodList;
    private String[] selectedFoods;

    @PostConstruct
    public void init() {
        foodList = new ArrayList<String>();
        foodList.add("Pizza");
        foodList.add("Pasta");
        foodList.add("Hamburger");
    }

    public void checkSelection(){
        RequestContext requestContext = RequestContext.getCurrentInstance();
        if(selectedFoods.length > 0){
            requestContext.execute("dialog1.show()");
        }else{
            FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(null, new FacesMessage("Error", "Please select"));
            requestContext.addPartialUpdateTarget("messages");
        }
    }
    //setter, getter
 }