ExternalContext().getRequest() returns RedirectFilter

[alz_ordix]

Hello,

I'm trying to get the Request Object within an SessionBean. For this I use the following code-line:

FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getRequest();

According to API I expected an object of type HttpServletRequest. Instead I get an object of type RedirectFilter:

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.jboss.seam.web.AbstractFilter
      extended by org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter

I don't know why I gat a part of the FilterChain insted of a request Object.
The used Versions are Seam 1.1 and MyFaces 1.1.4. Does anyone have an idea?

Best Regards,
Alexander  Zeller