7. Building web applications with Spring MVC

This chapter covers Mapping requests to Spring controllers Transparently binding form parameters Validating form submissions Uploading files

As an enterprise Java developer, you’ve likely developed a web-based application or two. For many Java developers, web-based applications are their primary focus. If you do have this type of experience, you’re well aware of the challenges that come with these systems. Specifically, state management, workflow, and validation are all important features that need to be addressed. None of these is made any easier given the HTTP protocol’s stateless nature.