EDIT

import eu.etaxonomy.vaadin.component.RelatedEntityListSelect;

    /**

    *

    * @param caption

    * @param type

    * @param orderHints

    * @param propertyId the property id from which to read the label

    * @return

    */

   public <T extends CdmBase> RelatedEntityListSelect<T> createListSelectEditor(String caption, Class<T> type, List<OrderHint> orderHints, String propertyId){

       if(orderHints == null){

           orderHints = OrderHint.defaultOrderHintsFor(type);

       }

       BeanItemContainer<T> termItemContainer = buildBeanItemContainer(type, orderHints);

       RelatedEntityListSelect<T> selectEditor = new RelatedEntityListSelect<T>(caption, type, termItemContainer);

    // guess property id to use for display

       if(propertyId == null) {

           if(orderHints != null && !orderHints.isEmpty()){

               propertyId = orderHints.get(0).getPropertyName();

           }

       }

       if(propertyId != null){

           selectEditor.getSelect().setItemCaptionPropertyId(propertyId);

       }

       return selectEditor;

   }

    /**

     * @param termType

     */

    private BeanItemContainer<DefinedTermBase> buildBeanItemContainer(TermType termType) {

        // TODO use TermCacher?

        List<DefinedTermBase> terms = repo.getTermService().listByTermType(termType, null, null, orderHints, INIT_STRATEGY);

        BeanItemContainer<DefinedTermBase> termItemContainer = new BeanItemContainer<>(DefinedTermBase.class);

        termItemContainer.addAll(terms);

        return termItemContainer;

    }