29.6. Annotations for exceptions

These annotations let you specify how Seam handles any exceptions propagating from a Seam component.
@Redirect 
@Redirect(viewId="error.jsp")
Specifies that the annotated exception causes a browser redirect to a specified view ID.
  • viewId — specifies the JSF view ID to redirect to. You can use EL here.
  • message — a message to be displayed. Defaults to the exception message.
  • end — specifies that the long-running conversation should end. Defaults to false.
@HttpError 
@HttpError(errorCode=404)
Specifies that the annotated exception causes a HTTP error to be sent.
  • errorCode — the HTTP error code. Defaults to 500.
  • message — a message to be sent with the HTTP error. Defaults to the exception message.
  • end — specifies that the long-running conversation should end. Defaults to false.