import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
import javax.faces.bean.SessionScoped;
import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;

//Class for managing the current logged-in user
@ManagedBean(name="user")
@SessionScoped
public class User implements Serializable{

private String userName;

public void setUserName(String userName) {
    this.userName = userName;
}
public String getUserName() {
    return this.userName;
}

@ManagedBean(name="databrowser")
@ViewScoped
public class dataBrowser implements Serializable {

private List<UploadData> dataItems;
private SelectItem[] dataTypeOptions, qualityOptions, accessOptions;
private UploadData selectedData;
private String filelocation;

@ManagedProperty(value="#{user.userName}")
private String userName;

public String getUserName() {
    return this.userName;
}

public String getUserName() {
    FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
    return (String) context.getApplication().evaluateExpressionGet(context,"#{user.userName}", String.class);
}

@ManagedProperty("#{nameBean}")
private NameBean nameBean;
public NameBean getNameBean() { return nameBean; }
public void setNameBean(NameBean nameBean) { this.nameBean = nameBean; }

public NameBean getNameBean_Workaround() {
    FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
    return (NameBean) context.getApplication().evaluateExpressionGet(context,"#{nameBean}", NameBean.class);
}

if (nameBean != null) {
        nameBean.setName("achsooo");
    }
    else {
        getNameBean_Workaround().setName("achsooo2222");
    }