Building Dynamic Forms with Spring Boot and Java Template Engine (JTE)

Learn how to create interactive web forms using Spring Boot and the Java Template Engine (JTE) in this comprehensive tutorial. I'll walk you through building a full-featured user registration form, covering:

✅ Setting up a Spring Boot project with JTE
✅ Creating a user model and repository
✅ Implementing form validation
✅ Persisting data to a PostgreSQL database using Docker
✅ Handling form submissions and displaying success/error messages

Perfect for developers looking to move beyond Thymeleaf and explore JTE's capabilities in Spring Boot applications. Whether you're new to Spring or an experienced developer, this tutorial offers valuable insights into modern web form development.

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[zerocodercool]

I'm loving this series! Keep'em coming!!

[eswarkumarkatakam]

Hi Sir
This video came into my feed while I randomly scrolling youtube.
I really liked the way you deliver the content.
Just subscribed your channel.
As a springboot aspirant I'm going to watch all the spring videos.
Thanks alot

[birchy]

Tagging on to other comments here, JTE with spring security would be a really nice video to show full batteries included way to build out applications with JTE

[rolandjost]

Thanks you Dan ! Spring security and jte

[emersonmorgado]

Hi Dan. one thing that appears to be missing in JTE is the support for i18n, would it be a good choice for the next video? Thank You.

[mertgokbulut]

Hi Dan, love the series. I have used thymeleaf before but I am curious how you would integrate JTE with spring security. I would love to see a video of your take on that.

[faisal]

This reminds me of JSP. Putting Java in HTML.

[Ryudachi]

Hey Dan, I started using JTE and have a question about Forms. I tried using a checkbox (as well as a <select> with an <option>, as you showed) for a boolean value, but the value is not being passed to the Controller. How do you pass an boolean in Forms?

[luismpcunha]

Thanks for the video Dan, have you been able to generate native images with pre-compiled templates?

[anandjaisy]

@Dan can you please create a video on customizing spring authorization server login form with JTE

[anandjaisy]

@Dan How do we trigger the event. For example Select, how to use OnChange event of inputs <select id="country" name="country" class="block w-full rounded-md border-0 px-3 py-2 text-gray-900 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-gray-300 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-inset focus:ring-indigo-600 sm:max-w-xs sm:text-sm sm:leading-6">
<option value="">Select a country</option>
<option value="US" selected="${user.getCountry() != null && States</option>
<!-- Add more countries as needed -->
</select>