You have imported org.jboss.seam.core.FacesContext instead of javax.faces.context.FacesContext; View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3977386#3977386 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3977386