Difference between modelAttribute and commandName

Question

What is the difference between using commandName and modelAttribute when sending form data?

<form:form method="post" modelAttribute="csvFileUploadVO">

and

<form:form method="post" commandName="csvFileUploadVO">

At which point of time should I use either of them?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21495616/difference-between-modelattribute-and-commandname-atributes-in-form-tag-in-sprin refer this link it will give you detailed information — Nitesh kumar, Jul 24 '15 at 05:14

score 27 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 13 '12 at 10:43

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There is no difference, two different attributes exist for historical reasons.

answered Sep 13 '12 at 10:43

axtavt

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True, in code, inside `FormTag` there is `public void setCommandName(String commandName) { this.modelAttribute = commandName; }` – Grzegorz Rożniecki Sep 13 '12 at 11:02

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