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Navigation elements syntax

<navigation-rule>
    <description></description>
    <display-name></display-name>
    <icon></icon>
    <from-view-id></from-view-id>
    <navigation-case>
        <description></description>
        <display-name></display-name>
        <icon></icon>
        <from-action></from-action>
        <from-outcome></from-outcome>
        <if></if>
        <to-view-id></to-view-id>
        <redirect/>
    </navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>

Redirect with view params

<navigation-rule>
    <from-view-id>/A.xhtml</from-view-id>
    <navigation-case>
        <from-outcome>B</from-outcome>
        <to-view-id>/B.xhtml</to-view-id>
        <redirect include-view-params=true>
            <view-param>
                <name>q</name>
                <value>#{quizBean.currentProblem + 1}</value>
            </view-param>
        </redirect>
    <navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>

Wildcards in from-view-id

<navigation-rule>
    <from-view-id>/secure/*</from-view-id>
    <navigation-case>
        ...
    </navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>

from-action example

<navigation-case>
    <from-action>#{quizBean.answerAction}</from-action>
    <from-outcome>again</from-outcome>
    <to-view-id>/again.xhtml</to-view-id>
</navigation-case>
<navigation-case>
    <from-action>#{quizBean.startOverAction}</from-action>
    <from-outcome>again</from-outcome>
    <to-view-id>/index.xhtml</to-view-id>
</navigation-case>

conditional navigation cases

The below navigation case is only activated if the condition is fulfilled. 

<navigation-case>
    <from-outcome>previous</from-outcome>
    <if>#{quizBean.currentQuestion != 0}</if>
    <to-view-id>/main.xhtml</to-view-id>
</navigation-case>

dynamic target view id's

to-view-id can use a value expression

<navigation-rule>
    <from-view-id>/main.xhtml</from-view-id>
    <navigation-case>
        <to-view-id>#{quizBean.nextViewID}</to-view-id>
    </navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>

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