How to fix calling Java method using Thymeleaf?

Question

I am trying to call a method that returns a model and prints out a simple message to the console using Thymeleaf. However, I realize that whenever I setup the action to be calle

Answer 1

You have <button> element inside <a> element, meaning you have 2 clickable elements in the same place. Basically it is not valid HTML syntax. I suspect this could mess up with triggering an action.

Please remove

<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary modalPathContentBtn" 
                   data-dismiss="modal">Continue</button>

from your view and provide any valid content instead (e.g. plain text Continue).