 in java.util">Collection</a>&lt;<a href="../../../javax/faces/application/FacesMessage.html" title="class in javax.faces.application">FacesMessage</a>&gt;&nbsp;getFacesMessages()</pre>
<div class="block"><p class="changed_modified_2_0">If this instance was created with a 
 constructor that takes 
 <code>Collection&lt;FacesMessage&gt;</code>, this method returns the passed
 collection, otherwise this method returns <code>null</code>.</p></div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the 