Energy is a topological invariant

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Consider a map $u:(\Sigma,j) \rightarrow (M,\omega)$ where $\Sigma $ is a compact oriented Riemann surface and $M$ is a symplectic manifold.

Show that $\int u^*\omega$ is pure topological, i.e.$\int u^*\omega=<[\Sigma],u^*[\omega]>$ when given either conditions:

  1. $\Sigma$ is closed.

  2. $u(\partial \Sigma)\subset L$ for $L$ a Lagrangian submanifold.

I did not see how to prove using condition 2. Since for the condition 1 part, I prove that it does not depend on cohomology class of $\omega$ by the boundary is empty.

$\int_\Sigma u^*(w+da)=\int u^*\omega+\int_{\Sigma} d(u^*a)=\int u^*\omega+ \int_{\partial \Sigma} u^* a$

But if we have the boundary is mapped to a Lagrangian submanifold, we will only have the symplectic form vanishing on it, but $da$ is an arbitary form, how do we see this?