/* * This method will be called on form submission, handling POST request for * saving employee in database. It also validates the user input */ @RequestMapping( value = {"/new"}, method = RequestMethod.POST) public String saveEmployee(@Valid Employee employee, BindingResult result, ModelMap model) { if (result.hasErrors()) { return "registration"; } if (!service.isEmployeeSsnUnique(employee.getId(), employee.getSsn())) { FieldError ssnError = new FieldError( "employee", "ssn", messageSource.getMessage( "non.unique.ssn", new String[] {employee.getSsn()}, Locale.getDefault())); result.addError(ssnError); return "registration"; } service.saveEmployee(employee); model.addAttribute("success", "Employee " + employee.getName() + " registered successfully"); return "success"; }