Show success message and then redirect to another page after a timeout using PageFlow

Question

How can I show a success message and then redirect the user to another page after a timeout of e.g. 5 seconds?

I need this for the login page after a successful login. I

Answer 1

It is one of the utilities of Flash. Instead of

FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(null, new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO,"Sample info message", "PrimeFaces rocks!"));:

simply use this code

FacesContext facesContext = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
Flash flash = facesContext.getExternalContext().getFlash();
flash.setKeepMessages(true);
flash.setRedirect(true);
facesContext.addMessage(null, new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO,"Sample info message", "PrimeFaces rocks!"));