Navigation and parameter passing

Question

Hi,
I have one settings page on which I have submit button which executes bean's method when pressed. Now this method returns 'success' or 'failure' outcome. In either case request navigates to main.jsp page (navigation rule is specified in faces-config.xml). But my problem is that based on the outcome I want to show success or failure message in header of main.jsp.
I tried following things :
I tried to set requestparameter in my bean's method but it throws UnsupportedOperation exception.
I can set it in session e.g. session.set('message', message) and then retrieve message on main.jsp but
but I have many such pages and user can navigate to any page any time. so if I retrieve session variable (message) on each main page it will return me last set message which is not proper.
I also tried to specify navigation rules something like this
<navigation-rule>
<navigation-case id="ctrlSettings">
<from-view-id> ControllerSettings.jsp</from-view-id>
<to-view-id>/ControllerTabs.jsp?message={#controllerSettings.message}</to-view-id>
</navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>
where controllerSettings is my bean defined in faces-config.xml and it has one private property message. and then I retrieve message on my main.jsp using {#param.message} but this also doesnot work.
Does any one has any suggestion ? Should I just use requestdispatcher in my bean's method?
Thanks

Answer 1

Why don't you use #{controllerSettings.message} in main.jsp?
Note that both execution of the button's method and rendering of main.jsp
are done in the same request life cycle.