Exceptions handled by pages.xml with no viewId defined in the redirect element fail ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBSEAM-3271 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBSEAM-3271 Project: Seam Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 2.1.0.A1, 2.0.3.CR1, 2.0.2.SP1 Environment: tomcat/jbpm Reporter: Scott Olcott When I define an exception in pages.xml with not viewId on the redirect like following: <exception class="org.hibernate.exception.ConstraintViolationException"> <redirect> <message>There was a unique constraint exception.</message> </redirect> </exception> I get the following stack trace: javax.el.ELException: Expression cannot be null at org.jboss.el.lang.ExpressionBuilder.createNodeInternal(ExpressionBuilder.java:92) at org.jboss.el.lang.ExpressionBuilder.build(ExpressionBuilder.java:151) at org.jboss.el.lang.ExpressionBuilder.createValueExpression(ExpressionBuilder.java:195) at org.jboss.el.ExpressionFactoryImpl.createValueExpression(ExpressionFactoryImpl.java:68) at org.jboss.seam.el.SeamExpressionFactory.createValueExpression(SeamExpressionFactory.java:98) at org.jboss.seam.core.Expressions$1.createExpression(Expressions.java:106) at org.jboss.seam.core.Expressions$1.toUnifiedValueExpression(Expressions.java:98) at org.jboss.seam.core.Expressions$1.getValue(Expressions.java:111) at org.jboss.seam.exception.ConfigRedirectHandler.getViewId(ConfigRedirectHandler.java:50) at org.jboss.seam.exception.RedirectHandler.handle(RedirectHandler.java:33) at org.jboss.seam.exception.Exceptions.handle(Exceptions.java:75) at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.endWebRequestAfterException(ExceptionFilter.java:114) at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:70) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:150) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:379) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:506) at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:60) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.jboss.seam.debug.hot.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:68) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636) This should work and just redirect to the current page. Section 6.11.5. in the documentation demonstrates this for AuthorizationException. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira