navigate from bean

[bostian tov]

I have method that checks if logged on user is admin or not. How can i make redirect in bean, when i know if user is not admin. I have made navigation rule, but dont know how to go further. Thanks

[Bart Kummel]

Hi Bostian,

One of the most simple solutions is to have your action method return a String for the desired navigation case. For example, suppose you have the following button:

<tr:commandButton action="#{managedBean.doAdminAction}" />

Then your managedBean should have a method like this:

  public String doAdminAction() {
    if (userIsAdmin()) {
      return "adminAction";
    } else {
      return "normalUserAction";
    }
  }

You should have two navigation cases in your faces-config.xml: adminAction and normalUserAction. Each navigation case should lead to the desired page.

Good luck!

Best regards,
Bart Kummel