MultipartFilter maxRequestSize exceeded throws javax.el.ELException from ExceptionFilter when the redirect view-id is empty --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBSEAM-2172 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBSEAM-2172 Project: JBoss Seam Issue Type: Bug Components: Core Affects Versions: 2.0.0.CR3 Environment: WinXP, jboss-4.2.1.GA, jboss-seam-2.0.0.CR3, Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM 1.5.0_12-b04,Sun Microsystems Inc. Reporter: Dragos using the <s:fileUpload /> component, when maxRequestSize is exceed and the redirect view-id is empty in pages-xml, the server throws the user a javax.el.ELException rather than the message configured in pages.xml: handling uncaught exception org.jboss.seam.web.FileUploadException: Multipart request is larger than allowed size at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartRequest.<init>(MultipartRequest.java:280) at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:80) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:44) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:141) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:281) at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:60) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$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.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96) 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:230) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:179) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:104) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:241) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:580) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) 14:37:03,906 ERROR [ExceptionFilter] exception root cause 14:37:03,921 ERROR [[Faces Servlet]] Servlet.service() for servlet Faces Servlet threw exception 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:107) at org.jboss.seam.core.Expressions$1.toUnifiedValueExpression(Expressions.java:99) at org.jboss.seam.core.Expressions$1.getValue(Expressions.java:112) at org.jboss.seam.exception.ConfigRedirectHandler.getViewId(ConfigRedirectHandler.java:50) at org.jboss.seam.exception.RedirectHandler.handle(RedirectHandler.java:33) at org.jboss.seam.exception.Exceptions.handle(Exceptions.java:75) at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.endWebRequestAfterException(ExceptionFilter.java:114) at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:70) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:44) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:141) at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:281) at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:60) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$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.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96) 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:230) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:179) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:104) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:241) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:580) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) from pages.xml: <exception class="org.jboss.seam.web.FileUploadException"> <redirect> <message>The message</message> </redirect> </exception> if redirect have view-id not empty it works ok. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira