form (error: cannot find symbol )

Question

i am trying to implement helpers for my templates by this video

Play! Framework 2.0 Tutorial Simple Form

but stuck

package com.pack.controllers;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import play.data.Form;
import play.data.validation.ValidationError;
import play.i18n.Messages;
import play.mvc.Controller;
import play.mvc.Result;

import com.pack.model.User;
@org.springframework.stereotype.Controller
public class Application extends Controller {
    final static Form<User> userForm=form(User.class);
    public Result index() {
        return ok(index.render("Welcome",userForm));
    }
}

i am getting a compilation error:cannot find symbol

final static Form<User> userForm=form(User.class); 
                                 ^^^^

Answer 1

This should work:

final static Form<User> userForm=new Form(User.class); 

This creates a new Form object, with parameter User.class

If it employs a factory method, instead of calling new Form(...), do:

Form.<factorymethodname>(User.class);