[FIXED] When should I use html's <form> and when spring's <form:form> in Spring MVC web app?

Issue

I am wondering is it good practice to write all forms in spring tags or can I mix spring form tags with html form tags?

Solution

Use Spring forms when you need functionality provided by them:

• binding to objects
• configurable field formatting
• redisplay of values on errors
• binding of error messages

For simple forms (such as a simple search box on each page) you usually don't need these features - therefore you can use simple HTML forms for them.

Answered By - axtavt
Answer Checked By - Cary Denson (JavaFixing Admin)