Spring form errors with multiple identical forms on the same page -

i printing arbitrary number of identical forms on page using spring's <form:form tag, , need way distinguish between them, because form errors of 1 form printed on forms.

currently identical forms bound same, single backing object. works fine, because user can submit 1 form @ time.

i using spring validation validate form fields. when 1 of fields has error (let's 'name' empty) error message printed under 'name' field of forms.

obviously, need way allow spring distinguish between forms, how?

some example code:

this spring webflow definition creates clientformbacking object client forms. , submits form post bindandvalidate method, calls validator.

<webflow:var name="clientformbacking" class="com.example.clientformbacking"/> <webflow:view-state id="list" view="clients" model="clientformbacking">     <webflow:on-entry>         <webflow:evaluate expression="contextparametermanager.findall()" result="flowscope.clients"/>     </webflow:on-entry>     <webflow:transition on="update-client" to="list">         <webflow:evaluate expression="clientbinder.bindandvalidate(flowrequestcontext)"/>         <webflow:evaluate expression="clientservice.saveorupdate(flowscope.clientspagebacking)"/>     </webflow:transition> </webflow:view-state> 

print arbitrary number of identical forms name field , name error field in jsp:

<c:foreach items="${clients} var="client">     <form:form commandname="clientformbacking">         <form:input path='name' value='${client.name}'/>         <form:errors path="name" cssclass="input-error" />     </form:form> </c:foreach> 

the validator rejects 'name' field:

clientvalidator implements validator {      public void validate(object target, errors errors) {         // problem here! there multiple <form:errors path='name'/> tags....         errors.rejectvalue("name", "validation.error.name.empty");     } }