protected Object formBackingObject(HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception { logger.debug("formBackingObject - START"); // used as a container for info/error messages ArrayList<String> infoMessages = new ArrayList<String>(); ArrayList<String> errorMessages = new ArrayList<String>(); SearchExchangeBean searchExchangeBean = new SearchExchangeBean(); UserAuth userAuth = (UserAuth) SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication().getPrincipal(); // we set the initial search parameters searchExchangeBean.setSortDirection(IConstant.ASCENDING); searchExchangeBean.setSortParam("projectName"); searchExchangeBean.setOrganizationId( ControllerUtils.getInstance().getOrganisationIdFromSession(request)); String action = ServletRequestUtils.getStringParameter(request, IConstant.REQ_ACTION); Integer exchangeId = ServletRequestUtils.getIntParameter(request, EXCHANGE_ID); // deletes an exchange if the request comes from exchange form if (action != null && DELETE_FROM_EXCHANGE_FORM.equals(action) && exchangeId != null) { handleDeleteFromExchangeForm( request, searchExchangeBean, exchangeId, infoMessages, errorMessages); } // setting all messages on response setMessages(request, infoMessages); setErrors(request, errorMessages); logger.debug("formBackingObject - END"); return searchExchangeBean; }