completed handling validation errors

jakenwillman · jakenwillman · commit 05fc7b485c98 · 2023-10-07T15:41:40.000-05:00
diff --git a/Spring Boot/codingevents/.idea/workspace.xml b/Spring Boot/codingevents/.idea/workspace.xml
diff --git a/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/java/org/launchcode/codingevents/controllers/EventController.java b/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/java/org/launchcode/codingevents/controllers/EventController.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import org.launchcode.codingevents.data.EventData;
 import org.launchcode.codingevents.models.Event;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,13 @@ public String displayCreateEventForm(Model model) {
     }
 
     @PostMapping("create")
-    public String processCreateEventForm(@ModelAttribute Event newEvent) {
+    public String processCreateEventForm(@ModelAttribute @Valid Event newEvent, Errors errors, Model model) {
+        if (errors.hasErrors()) {
+            model.addAttribute("title", "Create Event");
+            model.addAttribute("errorMsg", "Bad data!");
+            return "events/create";
+        }
+
         EventData.add(newEvent);
         return "redirect:/events";
     }
diff --git a/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/java/org/launchcode/codingevents/models/Event.java b/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/java/org/launchcode/codingevents/models/Event.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class Event {
     @Size(max = 500, message = "Description too long!")
     private String description;
 
+    @NotBlank
     @Email(message = "Invalid email. Try again.")
     private String contactEmail;
 
diff --git a/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/resources/templates/events/create.html b/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/resources/templates/events/create.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 <header th:replace="fragments :: header"></header>
 
+<p th:text="${errorMsg}" style="color:red;"></p>
 
 <form method="post">
     <div class="form-group">
