de></a>.  If no such messages
 have been queued, return <code>null</code>.</p></div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="overrideSpecifyLabel">Specified by:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../javax/faces/context/FacesContext.html#getMaximumSeverity--">getMaximumSeverity</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="../../../../../javax/faces/context/FacesContext.html" title="class in javax.faces.context">FacesContext</a></code></dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the maximum severity lev