Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name available as request attribute

Question

I'm just learning the ropes of Spring 3's annotation fu and I've stumbled upon the newb's nightmare exception. Would appreciate any help.

here's the form jsp code:

  <form:form method="POST" action="login.htm" modelAttribute="login">
  ....
  <form:input path="email" size="20" />
  ....

the controller code (at this point I'm simply testing the waters, so not directing to any page, just returning an empty string):

@Controller
@SessionAttributes
public class LoginController {

@RequestMapping(value = "/login", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public String login(    @ModelAttribute("login") Login login,
                        BindingResult result) {

    System.out.println(" email entered "+ login.getEmail()+ "\n");
    return "test";
}

"Login" is a form bean with the appropriate setter and getters.

i presume this bit of code in my dispatcher servlet should take care of the annotation scanning:

<context:component-scan
    base-package="com.testAnnFu.controller" />

and this is the shameful exception getting thrown when i try to load my landing jsp page.

SEVERE: Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name 'login' available as request attribute
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name 'login' available as request attribute
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.support.BindStatus.<init>(BindStatus.java:141)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getBindStatus(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:174)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getPropertyPath(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:194)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getName(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:160)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.autogenerateId(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:147)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.resolveId(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:138)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.writeDefaultAttributes(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:122)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractHtmlElementTag.writeDefaultAttributes(AbstractHtmlElementTag.java:408)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.InputTag.writeTagContent(InputTag.java:140)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractFormTag.doStartTagInternal(AbstractFormTag.java:102)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.RequestContextAwareTag.doStartTag(RequestContextAwareTag.java:79)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspx_meth_form_input_0(landing_jsp.java from :208)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspx_meth_form_form_0(landing_jsp.java from :164)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspService(landing_jsp.java from :107)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:111)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:403)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:492)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:378)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1539)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInvoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:787)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:649)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:483)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doDispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:454)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.dispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:350)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:300)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:238)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:250)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1047)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:817)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:669)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:574)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1539)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:281)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:595)
    at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:98)
    at com.sun.enterprise.web.PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.invoke(PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.java:91)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:162)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:231)
    at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:174)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:828)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:725)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1019)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:225)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
    at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

WARNING: ApplicationDispatcher[/sssmgt] PWC1231: Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name 'login' available as request attribute
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.support.BindStatus.<init>(BindStatus.java:141)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getBindStatus(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:174)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getPropertyPath(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:194)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getName(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:160)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.autogenerateId(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:147)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.resolveId(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:138)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.writeDefaultAttributes(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:122)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractHtmlElementTag.writeDefaultAttributes(AbstractHtmlElementTag.java:408)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.InputTag.writeTagContent(InputTag.java:140)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractFormTag.doStartTagInternal(AbstractFormTag.java:102)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.RequestContextAwareTag.doStartTag(RequestContextAwareTag.java:79)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspx_meth_form_input_0(landing_jsp.java from :208)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspx_meth_form_form_0(landing_jsp.java from :164)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspService(landing_jsp.java from :107)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:111)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:403)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:492)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:378)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1539)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInvoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:787)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:649)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:483)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doDispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:454)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.dispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:350)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:300)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:238)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:250)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1047)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:817)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:669)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:574)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1539)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:281)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:595)
    at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:98)
    at com.sun.enterprise.web.PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.invoke(PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.java:91)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:162)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:231)
    at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:174)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:828)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:725)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1019)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:225)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
    at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

WARNING: StandardWrapperValve[dispatcher]: PWC1406: Servlet.service() for servlet dispatcher threw exception
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name 'login' available as request attribute
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.support.BindStatus.<init>(BindStatus.java:141)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getBindStatus(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:174)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getPropertyPath(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:194)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.getName(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:160)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.autogenerateId(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:147)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.resolveId(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:138)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.writeDefaultAttributes(AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.java:122)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractHtmlElementTag.writeDefaultAttributes(AbstractHtmlElementTag.java:408)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.InputTag.writeTagContent(InputTag.java:140)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractFormTag.doStartTagInternal(AbstractFormTag.java:102)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.RequestContextAwareTag.doStartTag(RequestContextAwareTag.java:79)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspx_meth_form_input_0(landing_jsp.java from :208)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspx_meth_form_form_0(landing_jsp.java from :164)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.landing_jsp._jspService(landing_jsp.java from :107)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:111)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:403)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:492)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:378)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1539)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInvoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:787)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:649)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:483)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doDispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:454)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.dispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:350)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:300)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:238)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:250)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1047)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:817)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:669)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:574)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1539)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:281)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:595)
    at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:98)
    at com.sun.enterprise.web.PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.invoke(PESessionLockingStandardPipeline.java:91)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:162)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:231)
    at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:174)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:828)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:725)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1019)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:225)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
    at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

I knocked off the form:input part and had a bare jsp page, that seems to load. only when i introduce the inputs are things going wrong.

i know there is something terribly wrong with my understanding of how this whole annotation thing gets wired up and maps to the ModelAttribute. I've rummaged through all combinations and posts in StOv for similar exceptions, but I've clearly missed something. could someone be so kind as to point out my blunder here?

See this [question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1069958/neither-bindingresult-nor-plain-target-object-for-bean-name-available-as-request) — Vincent Ramdhanie, Jan 09 '12 at 00:34
@Vincent-Ramdhanie thanks for the note, but I did check that post specifically and the recommended solutions of that post doesn't seem to work. as seen in my attached code, I've added the modelAttribute and binding result declarations. do let me know if I'm missing something. — KG -, Jan 09 '12 at 06:01
To me code snippet looks perfectly fine with spring 3. Does not spring automatically add the method parameter( annotated with @ModelAttribute ) in model ? — M Sach, Jul 22 '16 at 13:28
This is the solution for Spring 3... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12621343/how-to-pass-variable-value-from-jstl-to-controller/40348514#40348514 — Grace C., Oct 31 '16 at 18:48
SOLVED: took me a day to find the solution. This work for me using Spring 3... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12621343/how-to-pass-variable-value-from-jstl-to-controller/40348514#40348514 — Grace C., Oct 31 '16 at 18:50
I got this exception when I had a form tag inside another form. was a copy paste error... — akhil, Feb 05 '17 at 15:48

score 191 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 26 '14 at 19:45

191

In the controller, you need to add the login object as an attribute of the model:

model.addAttribute("login", new Login());

Like this:

@RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET) 
public String displayLogin(Model model) { 
    model.addAttribute("login", new Login()); 
    return "login"; 
}

edited Aug 26 '14 at 19:45

Jeroen Vannevel

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answered Jan 09 '12 at 07:38

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hey Vinay, just a clarification, and I do this within my controller? – KG - Jan 09 '12 at 09:03
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yes; In controller where you are calling login view. LIke.. @RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET) public String displayLogin( Model model) { model.addAttribute("login", new Login()); return "login"; } – Vinay Jan 09 '12 at 11:34
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ahh... the basics are strong with you sir.. so my issue is that I'm heading over to the landing page and it's looking for a pre-instantiated model (which i don't have available), and so your answer is spot on. now excuse me while i go and bury myself deep in the groud. (a convenient way of adding a model to the view is to return a proper ModelAndView object like so: **return new ModelAndView("landing", "login", new Login());** ) – KG - Jan 09 '12 at 18:30
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Finally! I have been reading documentation and hundreds of different posts around this problem for, ehm... a LONG period of time today. I had the exact same issue. Thank you both Vinay and Kaushik for clarifying and brining up the landing page! – Roger May 09 '13 at 21:03
Have provided some additional syntax's and explanation in my answer. DO check it out. – Aniket Thakur Sep 13 '15 at 15:32
@Vinay To me code snippet by Kaushik Goyal looks perfectly fine in spring 3 – M Sach Jul 22 '16 at 13:23
His model is Login NOT Model. I can't use Model. I need to use my own Model class. – Philip Rego Jun 06 '19 at 18:48
It won't even hit the controller if you do this – Philip Rego Jun 06 '19 at 19:11

score 17 · Answer 2 · edited May 07 '18 at 03:48

You would have got this Exception while doing a GET on http://localhost:8080/projectname/login

As Vinay has correctly stated you can definitely use

@RequestMapping(value = "/login", method = RequestMethod.GET) 
public String displayLogin(Model model) { 
    model.addAttribute("login", new Login()); 
    return "login"; 
}

But I am going to provide some alternative syntax which I think you were trying with Spring 3.0.

You can also achieve the above functionality with

@RequestMapping(value = "/login", method = RequestMethod.GET) 
public String displayLogin(Login loginModel) { 
    return "login"; 
}

and it login.jsp (assuming you are using InternalResourceViewResolver) you can have

<form:form method="POST" action="login.htm" modelAttribute="login">

Notice : modelAttribute is login and not loginModel. It is as per the class name you provide in argument. But if you want to use loginModel as modelAttribute is jsp you can do the following

@RequestMapping(value = "/login", method = RequestMethod.GET) 
public String displayLogin(@ModelAttribute("loginModel")Login loginModel) { 
    return "login"; 
}

and jsp would have

<form:form method="POST" action="login.htm" modelAttribute="loginModel">

I know there are just different ways for doing the same thing. But the most important point to note here -

Imp Note: When you add your model class in your methods argument (like public String displayLogin(Login loginModel)) it is automatically created and added to your Model object (which is why you can directly access it in JSP without manually putting it in model). Then it will search your request if request has attributes that it can map with the new ModelObject create. If yes Spring will inject values from request parameters to your custom model object class (Login in this case).

You can test this by doing

@RequestMapping(value = "/login", method = RequestMethod.GET) 
public String displayLogin(Login loginModel, Model model) { 
    System.out.println(model.asMap().get("login").equals(loginModel));
    return "login"; 
}

Note : Above creating of new custom model object may not hold true if you have given @SessionAttributes({"login"}). In this case it will get from session and populate values.

How can i use multiple modelAttribute in the same jsp page ? — hame-dhib, Mar 07 '18 at 14:08

unknown · Answer 3 · 2019-06-08T07:09:04.880

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the first time when you are returning your form make sure you pass the model attribute the form requires which can be done by adding the below code

@RequestMapping(value = "/login", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public String login(Login login)
    return "test";
}

By default the model attribute name is taken as Bean class's name with first lowercase letter

By doing this the form which expects a backing object naming "login" will be made available to it

after the form is submitted you can do the validation by passing your bean object and bindingresult as the method parameters as shown below

@RequestMapping(value = "/login", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public String login(    @ModelAttribute("login") Login login,
                        BindingResult result)

edited Jun 08 '19 at 07:09

answered Apr 30 '15 at 17:26

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wont work wont hit controller – Philip Rego Jun 06 '19 at 19:18
@PhilipRego why? – unknown Jun 08 '19 at 07:09
inputs werent mapped to object – Philip Rego Jun 08 '19 at 20:05

score 3 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 09 '18 at 18:31

I had problem like this, but with several "actions". My solution looks like this:

    <form method="POST" th:object="${searchRequest}" action="searchRequest" >
          <input type="text" th:field="*{name}"/>
          <input type="submit" value="find" th:value="find" />
    </form>
        ...
    <form method="POST" th:object="${commodity}" >
        <input type="text" th:field="*{description}"/>
        <input type="submit" value="add" />
    </form>

And controller

@Controller
@RequestMapping("/goods")
public class GoodsController {
    @RequestMapping(value = "add", method = GET)
    public String showGoodsForm(Model model){
           model.addAttribute(new Commodity());
           model.addAttribute("searchRequest", new SearchRequest());
           return "goodsForm";
    }
    @RequestMapping(value = "add", method = POST)
    public ModelAndView processAddCommodities(
            @Valid Commodity commodity,
            Errors errors) {
        if (errors.hasErrors()) {
            ModelAndView model = new ModelAndView("goodsForm");
            model.addObject("searchRequest", new SearchRequest());
            return model;
        }
        ModelAndView model = new ModelAndView("redirect:/goods/" + commodity.getName());
        model.addObject(new Commodity());
        model.addObject("searchRequest", new SearchRequest());
        return model;
    }
    @RequestMapping(value="searchRequest", method=POST)
    public String processFindCommodity(SearchRequest commodity, Model model) {
    ...
        return "catalog";
    }

I'm sure - here is not "best practice", but it is works without "Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name available as request attribute".

@Philip Rego omg. this solution work here. https://github.com/fedorchuck/web-store — Volodymyr Fedorchuk, Jun 13 '19 at 20:36
This question is about the jstl form tag. Which you're not using. — Philip Rego, Jun 13 '19 at 21:48
@Philip Rego , so it works and it hitting controller. No, it's not about jstl form tag, it's not included to the question. please read carefully. — Volodymyr Fedorchuk, Jun 14 '19 at 20:38
Ok mate, in this case you should go to question about JSTL or ask your own. On this page you will not found the answer for your question. Just check the title of the question. I don't know how and why you are sure that here, on this page, should the answer for your question, even if it's not included to the author's question. And my answer fo the question: how to fix "Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name available as request attribute", this solution work and yes, it is not about JSTL, but just because it's another topic. — Volodymyr Fedorchuk, Jun 17 '19 at 19:26
My answer for fix issue "Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name available as request attribute". And it's already helped for some persons. I included information into my answer, that "I had problem like this, but with several "actions"". I said "like" not "such". — Volodymyr Fedorchuk, Jun 17 '19 at 19:49

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 15 '16 at 13:08

If you have Model or transfer object passed to GET method but still have this error, check naming of your variables. Use entity/transfer object names in camelcase. I had BusinessTripDTO object and named it 'trip' for short. It caused this error to occure, even I had all other parts in place. Renaming varaibles to businessTripDTO in Java and Thymeleaf solved this problem for me.

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Nov 08 '16 at 09:25

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Just add

model.addAttribute("login", new Login());

to your method ..

it will work..

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wont work wont hit controller – Philip Rego Jun 06 '19 at 19:18

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I had a similar problem in IntelliJ IDEA. My code was 100% correct, but after starting the Tomcat, you receive an exception. java.lang.IllegalStateException: Neither BindingResult

I just removed and added again Tomcat configuration. And it worked for me.

A picture Tomcat configuration

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