Question

HI,

I have the following code in my JSP file:

<h:inputText id="name" value="#{jsfBean.name }" required="true"/>
<h:message for="name"/>

The error messages displayed is something like this:

j_id_jsp_1916142437_1:name: Validation Error: Value is required.

How can I format the output error message like giving the color,font,etc.

Answer 1

Simply By applying CSS.

<h:message for="age" style="errorMessage" /></p>

You can also override default messages by providing Messages.properties file

javax.faces.component.UIInput.REQUIRED=Please enter a value for this field.
    javax.faces.converter.DateTimeConverter.DATE=Please enter a valid date. 
javax.faces.converter.DateTimeConverter.DATE_detail=Please enter a valid date. Example: {1}

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