<table>

    <tr><th>File Name</th>
    </tr>

    <tr th:each="file : ${filedata}">

        <td>

            <form action="#" th:action="@{~/home/ebay/getfile}" method="post" th:object="${filetobind}">
<!--                               th:field maps to object       -->
                <input type="text" th:field="*{fileName}" th:value="#{file.fileName}" th:text="${file.fileName}"/>
                <input type="submit" value="Get" />
            </form>

        </td>

    </tr>
</table>

@GetMapping(Mappings.FILES)
    public String getDirectory(Model model){

        model.addAttribute(AttributeNames.FILE_DATA, fileService.getDirectory());
        model.addAttribute(AttributeNames.FILE, new DirectoryFile());


        // debug
        System.out.println("#############################################################");
        for(DirectoryFile file : fileService.getDirectory()){

            System.out.println(file.getFilePath());
        }
        System.out.println("#############################################################");


        return ViewNames.DIRECTORY;
    }


    @PostMapping("getfile")
    public String getFile(Model model, @ModelAttribute(AttributeNames.FILE) DirectoryFile file ){


        System.out.println("Filepath:" + file.getFileName());

        //model.addAttribute(AttributeNames.FILE, file.getFileName().trim());

        return "data/" + file.getFileName();
    }