formBackingObject called twice

[delnoij]

In your controller implementation, you can override referenceData(HttpServletRequest request, int page):

Example:

protected Map referenceData(HttpServletRequest request, int page) {
        Map model = new HashMap();
        model.put("locationList", Location.getValues());
         return model;
}

Here you could retrieve the Resource Set from your DAO.

I am using my domain object as form backing object as well; it has an attribute

private Location location

.

Then in your JSP, you would say:

<spring:bind path="command.location">
<select name="<c:out value="${status.expression}"/>">
<c:forEach var="location" items="${locationList}">
<option value="<c:out value="${location.code}"/>">
<c:out value="${location.name}"/></option>
</c:forEach>
</select>
</spring:bind>

In your case, you might have to write a custom PropertyEditor for resolving the reference to the Resource Object. See: http://forum.springframework.org/sho...propertyeditor

[spring04]

Thanks a lot Delnoij. I greatly appreciate your time in providing the sample code as well.

Great!

Thanks very much again!

I'll try this out and check the reference you provided as well.

[delnoij]

And study the JPetstore example ...

public class OrderFormController extends AbstractWizardFormController

[spring04]

Sure delnoij. I'm using SimpleFormController for now. I did read about AbstractWizardFormController. I had gone through the backend code for PetClinic and JPetstore but ignored the front end code. That's how i learnt Spring. You are correct. I should take a look at the front end code now.

Thanks again!