Jsf Error Messages - Retain

[vaswin]

HI all,

i am using jsf <h:messages />. its getting cleared, if i click a commandlink which shows a popup div. That popup div is rendered in a bean.
How to retain the error messages after getting the response.

Samething happened when i change a select option which processes in valueChangeListener. After Changes made in Select option (getting the response) how to retain the error message ?

i am using tomahawk div (t:div) to show a small popup div when the user clicks a link. for changing Serial id (for my application) which calls backing bean for rendering & perform action regarding.

Also when the Country select option changed, i am populating relavant state list in another select component, its internally calling backing bean. this also clears the error messages.

How to retain the error messages without changing this business.

Help me. Thanks in advance.

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VasWin