@RequestMapping("/edit_customer") public ModelAndView edit_customer(HttpServletRequest request) { int ID = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("userID")); ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("Spring-Module.xml"); Map<String, String> user = new HashMap<String, String>(); CustomerDAO customerDAO = (CustomerDAO) context.getBean("customerDAO"); user = customerDAO.findCurrentCustomerById(ID); IndustryDAO industryDAO = (IndustryDAO) context.getBean("industryDAO"); List<Industry> industries = new ArrayList<Industry>(); industries = industryDAO.getIndustriesList(); ModelAndView model = new ModelAndView("edit_customer"); model.addObject("userData", user); model.addObject("industryList", industries); /** * <c:forEach items="${countries}" var="country"> <option * value="${country.key}">${country.value}</option> </c:forEach> */ return model; }