Simon, Yes. I am using <redirect /> in my navigation rules. What is the behavior of JSF if you return null? Does it stay on that page?
Thanks for the tip. This might be the explanation I have been seeking. ----- Original Message ----- From: Simon Kitching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:48 pm Subject: Re: FacesContext.addMessage in an action method To: MyFaces Discussion <[email protected]> > > Adding error messages from action methods works fine for me. > > And they certainly should show up, even if you don't provide a > component > or client-id (these are optional parameters). > > Are you perhaps returning a navigation string from your action > method > and then using <redirect/> in your navigation rules? This would > definitely discard any registered messages... > > I suggest returning NULL from your action method if you are > reporting > any errors. > > Regards, > > Simon >

