diff --git a/spring-thymeleaf-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/thymeleaf/blog/BlogController.java b/spring-thymeleaf-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/thymeleaf/blog/BlogController.java
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+package com.baeldung.thymeleaf.blog;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.ui.Model;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+@Controller
+public class BlogController {
+
+ @GetMapping("/blog/new")
+ public String newBlogPost(Model model)
+ {
+ // Set a random ID so we can see it in the HTML form
+ BlogDTO blog = new BlogDTO();
+ blog.setBlogId(Math.abs(new Random().nextLong() % 1000000));
+
+ model.addAttribute("blog", blog);
+
+ return "blog/blog-new";
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-thymeleaf-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/thymeleaf/blog/BlogDTO.java b/spring-thymeleaf-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/thymeleaf/blog/BlogDTO.java
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+package com.baeldung.thymeleaf.blog;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+public class BlogDTO {
+
+ private long blogId;
+
+ private String title;
+
+ private String body;
+
+ private String author;
+
+ private String category;
+
+ private Date publishedDate;
+
+ public long getBlogId() {
+ return blogId;
+ }
+
+ public void setBlogId(long blogId) {
+ this.blogId = blogId;
+ }
+
+ public String getTitle() {
+ return title;
+ }
+
+ public void setTitle(String title) {
+ this.title = title;
+ }
+
+ public String getBody() {
+ return body;
+ }
+
+ public void setBody(String body) {
+ this.body = body;
+ }
+
+ public String getAuthor() {
+ return author;
+ }
+
+ public void setAuthor(String author) {
+ this.author = author;
+ }
+
+ public String getCategory() {
+ return category;
+ }
+
+ public void setCategory(String category) {
+ this.category = category;
+ }
+
+ public Date getPublishedDate() {
+ return publishedDate;
+ }
+
+ public void setPublishedDate(Date publishedDate) {
+ this.publishedDate = publishedDate;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/spring-thymeleaf-3/src/main/resources/templates/blog/blog-new.html b/spring-thymeleaf-3/src/main/resources/templates/blog/blog-new.html
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+
+
+
+
+ Hidden Input Examples
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