Hello, trying the MyFaces examples myfaces-1.0.8-examples.gz, I've noticed it's strange navigation: The URL you see in the browser's address bar has nothing to do with the actually displayed JSP. Instead of that, the URL is actually always pointing to the previously called JSP - where the call to the current JSP comes from.
I know where this comes from: The form tags don't define an action - so they point to the current page itself. And I see, what actually defines the target of each call: The (hidden) post parameter "_link_hidden_". So the JSF controller servlet doesn't actually care, which URL is called - it just regards the mentioned parameter. This kind of navigation seems quite confusing to me. One of the three most important reasons for using JSF is to make navigation clearer (besides the model/view seperation and the provided components). E.g. defining the whole application's navigation just in xml files, which can be used with graphical tools, is a great advantage. But I think it's most important to have a clear relation between URL of a page and it's content. E.g. just think of the searchability through a search engine. I'm new to JSF, so my question: Is this the (one-and-only) navigation concept of JSF, or is this a special thing about MyFaces, and there alternative concepts as well? (I didn't find any alternatives so far.) Thanks, Chily
