And as for me, since we seem to be having similar issues, I cut out eclipse
all together, worried that somehow it was cause some kind of issue. I have
a .war file that was was exported by a colleague who is running the same
.war within tomcat and having no trouble at all with it. I copy that .war
file into the webapps directory of a freshly installed tomcat where I have
changed no settings. I start tomcat, and then open a browser to either the
simple HelloServlet file he included in the .war as a test or the actual
servlet we are preparing- in both cases I get this same
NoClassDefFoundError. I do not have j2ee on this system, and I have run a
complete search for servlet.jar and j2ee.jar files in the hard drive and
found none other than servlet-api.jar that lies within tomcat/common/lib.
I am using a newly installed J2SE, JDK 5.0 Update 6, with no other java
libraries installed. The only files I have added to java/lib/ext are
freemarker.jar and and a mysql-connector jar.
Am I missing something somewhere?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Armand Rock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: Question concerning java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
javax/servlet/ServletContext
> I personally have not changed any classpath settings. The classes are
build
> using Eclipse SDK Version 3.1.1 with
> the Tomcat plugin from sysdeo (3.1.0.beta).
> I have noticed that the NoClassDefFoundError occurs on specific pages but
> only the first time
> the pages are loaded, everything else within the page works perfectly
after
> I reload the page.
> In every instance that I have issues I'm using a Servlet which in turn
makes
> use of the ClassFinder,
> it first calls a Java file (specific to the current command being run)
> followed by a redirection to a Jsp.
>
> As for ClassFileFinder here is the code. I can't find where this code was
> from but it was originally found online...
> I usually leave credit information at the top but this particuliar class
did
> not contain any.
>
> public class ClassFileFinder extends ClassLoader
> {
> List cpath = new LinkedList();
> Hashtable loadedClasses = new Hashtable();
>
> public void addFile(File f) {
> if(f.isDirectory() || (f.isFile() && f.canRead() &&
> f.getName().endsWith(".jar")))
> cpath.add(f);
> }
>
> public byte[] classData(String className) {
> String cname = className.replace('.', File.separatorChar) + ".class";
> Iterator it = cpath.iterator();
> while(it.hasNext()) {
> File f = (File)it.next();
> try {
> if(f.isDirectory()) {
> File cFile = new File(f, cname);
> if(cFile.isFile()) {
> byte[] buf = new byte[(int)cFile.length()];
> InputStream in = new FileInputStream(cFile);
> int off = 0, l;
> while((l = in.read(buf, off, buf.length - off)) > 0) {
> off += l;
> if(off >= buf.length) break;
> }
> in.read(buf);
> in.close();
> return buf;
> }
>
> } else if (f.isFile()) {
> JarFile jar = new JarFile(f);
> JarEntry ent = jar.getJarEntry(cname);
> if(ent != null) {
>
> byte[] buf = new byte[(int)ent.getSize()];
> int off = 0, l;
> InputStream in = jar.getInputStream(ent);
> while((l = in.read(buf, off, buf.length - off)) > 0) {
> off += l;
> if(off >= buf.length) break;
> }
>
> in.close();
> return buf;
> }
> }
> } catch (IOException e) {
>
> }
> }
> return null;
> }
>
> public Class findClass(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException{
> if (loadedClasses.get(className)!=null) {
> return Class.forName(className);
> }
>
> loadedClasses.put(className, className);
>
> byte[] data = classData(className);
> if(data == null)
> return getParent().loadClass(className);
> else
> return defineClass(className,data,0, data.length);
> }
> }
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: December 7, 2005 7:47 AM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: Re: Question concerning java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
> javax/servlet/ServletContext
>
>
> > ...and that servlet-api.jar from tomcat is in the path.
>
> You wouldn't happen to be messing with the classpath at all would you?
> That will cause headaches. Best advise is to leave the classpath alone
> and let tomcat's classloader hierarchy handle finding classes.
>
> Thought 2: Tell me more about this ClassFinder class. It's not a part
> of Java's API and I'm wondering if it's not running it's own classloader
> independant of tomcat's classloader mechanism.
>
> --David
>
> John Poley wrote:
>
> > Thank you for your comments thus far.
> > I have been unable to solve my problem as well. I even went so far as
> > to start with a machine with no development tools on it, downloading
> > just the elements I required, and then trying to redeploy. I am
> > fairly certain that there are no extra servlet jars anywhere, and that
> > servlet-api.jar from tomcat is in the path. Still I face the
> > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContext error. I
> > am using java 1.5.0_06 and and a 5.5 server. Well, trying to anyway!
> > =) I'll place the error information at the very bottom of this email
> > to avoid pushing down the previous responses too far. Any more ideas
> > would be appreciated!
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Armand Rock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:44 PM
> > Subject: RE: Question concerning java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
> > javax/servlet/ServletContext
> >
> >
> >> Hello David,
> >> I included all jar & zip files on my computer, including j2ee.jar and
> >> I'm
> >> still having the problem.
> >> I have just noticed a weird behaviour though, if I try to reload the
jsp
> >> right after the jsp fails the first
> >> time it seems to run without throwing the exception. If I restart
> >> Tomcat
> >> and try again the problem starts
> >> again. I could get this to work in theory by forcing it to run
> >> through the
> >> code once on startup
> >> but I shouldn't have to do that and I honestly would prefer getting
> >> it to
> >> work as it should.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: December 6, 2005 11:57 AM
> >> To: Tomcat Users List
> >> Subject: Re: Question concerning java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
> >> javax/servlet/ServletContext
> >>
> >>
> >> I take it you also included j2ee.jar in that search?
> >>
> >> --David
> >>
> >> Armand Rock wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>> I'm getting the same error. I searched my entire computer for any
> >>> jar/zip
> >>> files containing javax.servlet.ServletContext
> >>> and renamed all of them to ".original" so that they wouldn't be read
> >>> by the
> >>> JVM. I did this to all the files except for the file
> >>> common/lib/servlet-api.jar
> >>>
> >>> I'm still getting the problem.
> >>>
> >>> I'm using java version 1.4.2_10
> >>>
> >>> The code i'm using used to work under Orion version 1.4.5 (I'm now
> >>> using
> >>> Tomcat 5.5)
> >>> The code that eventually throws the exception is basically:
> >>>
> >>> ClassFinder classFinder = new ClassFinder();
> >>> classFinder.addFile("/opt/classes/com/canlink/commands/");
> >>> Class usrClass =
> >>> classFinder.findClass("com.canlink.commands.TestClass");
> >>>
> >>> This line is what throws the exception:
> >>> Method setCmdLog = usrClass.getMethod("setCmdLog", new Class[]
> >>> {Boolean.class});
> >>>
> >>> The stack trace is:
> >>> SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet RunCmd threw exception
> >>> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContext
> >>> at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
> >>> at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Unknown Source)
> >>> at java.lang.Class.getMethod0(Unknown Source)
> >>> at java.lang.Class.getMethod0(Unknown Source)
> >>> at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Unknown Source)
> >>> at com.canlink.commands.RunCmd.service(RunCmd.java:240)
> >>> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applicatio
> >>>
> >>
> >> n
> >>
> >>> FilterChain.java:252)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterC
> >>>
> >>
> >> h
> >>
> >>> ain.java:173)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher
> >>>
> >>
> >> .
> >>
> >>> java:672)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDi
> >>>
> >>
> >> s
> >>
> >>> patcher.java:463)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatc
> >>>
> >>
> >> h
> >>
> >>> er.java:398)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatche
> >>>
> >>
> >> r
> >>
> >>> .java:301)
> >>> at org.apache.jsp.web.Login_jsp._jspService(Login_jsp.java:67)
> >>> at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
> >>> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:
> >>>
> >>
> >> 3
> >>
> >>> 22)
> >>> at
> >>
> >>
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
> >>
> >>> at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
> >>> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applicatio
> >>>
> >>
> >> n
> >>
> >>> FilterChain.java:252)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterC
> >>>
> >>
> >> h
> >>
> >>> ain.java:173)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.j
> >>>
> >>
> >> a
> >>
> >>> va:213)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.j
> >>>
> >>
> >> a
> >>
> >>> va:178)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:12
> >>>
> >>
> >> 6
> >>
> >>> )
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:10
> >>>
> >>
> >> 5
> >>
> >>> )
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.jav
> >>>
> >>
> >> a
> >>
> >>> :107)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
> >>>
> >>> at
> >>>
> org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:868)
> >>>
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process
> >>>
> >>
> >> C
> >>
> >>> onnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:663)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.ja
> >>>
> >>
> >> v
> >>
> >>> a:527)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerW
> >>>
> >>
> >> o
> >>
> >>> rkerThread.java:80)
> >>> at
> >>>
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.ja
> >>>
> >>
> >> v
> >>
> >>> a:684)
> >>> at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Tim Funk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Sent: December 6, 2005 6:30 AM
> >>> To: Tomcat Users List
> >>> Subject: Re: Question concerning java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
> >>> javax/servlet/ServletContext
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> See - http://tomcat.apache.org/faq/classnotfound.html
> >>>
> >>> Odds are you have your own servlet-api.jar somewhere in the webapp or
> >>
> >> system
> >>
> >>> classpath and that is conflicting with the one in common/lib
> >>> (installed by
> >>> tomcat)
> >>>
> >>> -Tim
> >>>
> >>> John Poley wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Please forgive my intrusion if this is not the proper place to post a
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> questoon of this sort. I am new to servlets, and am working on my
> >>> first
> >>> deployment- but I am running in to a problem that I can't find a
> >>> solution
> >>> to. I have installed Tomcat 5.5 and am using Eclipse (as well as a
> >>> tomcat
> >>> plugin) to manage my project. A colleague of mine sent me a war
> >>> file of
> >>> out working projected, which I imported to my IDE. I start tomcat,
> >>> which
> >>> seems to load properly, and attempt to run the project on the
> >>> server- where
> >>> I am faced with the following:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet.init() for servlet
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> RequestTranslator threw exception
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> root cause
> >>>>
> >>>> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContext
> >>>> java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
> >>>> java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Unknown Source)
> >>>> java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Unknown Source)
> >>>> java.lang.Class.getConstructor(Unknown Source)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
>
freemarker.template.Configuration.setServletContextForTemplateLoading(Confi
> >>>
> >>
> >> g
> >>
> >>> uration.java:331)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> verkoopen.boundary.UserInterfaceOutput.<init>(UserInterfaceOutput.java:31)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> verkoopen.boundary.RequestTranslator.init(RequestTranslator.java:25)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:10
> >>>
> >>
> >> 5
> >>
> >>> )
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:868)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process
> >>>
> >>
> >> C
> >>
> >>> onnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:663)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.ja
> >>>
> >>
> >> v
> >>
> >>> a:527)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerW
> >>>
> >>
> >> o
> >>
> >>> rkerThread.java:80)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.ja
> >>>
> >>
> >> v
> >>
> >>> a:684)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
> >>>> I am using the most recent J2RE 5 and I am certain that Tomcat's
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> servlet-api.jar is within my application's class path. I am not
> >>> sure why
> >>> the source cannot be found. Any helpin locating my problem would be
> >>
> >> greatly
> >>
> >>> appreciated, and I would be happy to prove more information if
> >>> needed (I'm
> >>> not entirely sure what would be helpful). And again, I am sorry if
> >>> this is
> >>> not the place for this kind of question!Happy coding!John
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > INFO: Server startup in 1891 ms
> >
> > Dec 6, 2005 9:59:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
> >
> > SEVERE: StandardWrapper.Throwable
> >
> > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContext
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Class.java:2328)
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:2640)
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.getConstructor(Class.java:1629)
> >
> > at
> >
>
freemarker.template.Configuration.setServletContextForTemplateLoading(Config
> uration.java:331)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
verkoopen.boundary.UserInterfaceOutput.<init>(UserInterfaceOutput.java:31)
> >
> >
> > at verkoopen.boundary.RequestTranslator.init(RequestTranslator.java:25)
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:11
> 05)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:757)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.ja
> va:130)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.ja
> va:178)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126
> )
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105
> )
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java
> :107)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processC
> onnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:667)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.jav
> a:527)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWo
> rkerThread.java:80)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.jav
> a:684)
> >
> >
> > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
> >
> >
> >
> > Dec 6, 2005 9:59:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve
> > invoke
> >
> > SEVERE: Allocate exception for servlet RequestTranslator
> >
> > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContext
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Class.java:2328)
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:2640)
> >
> > at java.lang.Class.getConstructor(Class.java:1629)
> >
> > at
> >
>
freemarker.template.Configuration.setServletContextForTemplateLoading(Config
> uration.java:331)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
verkoopen.boundary.UserInterfaceOutput.<init>(UserInterfaceOutput.java:31)
> >
> >
> > at verkoopen.boundary.RequestTranslator.init(RequestTranslator.java:25)
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:11
> 05)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:757)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.ja
> va:130)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.ja
> va:178)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126
> )
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105
> )
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java
> :107)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processC
> onnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:667)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.jav
> a:527)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWo
> rkerThread.java:80)
> >
> >
> > at
> >
>
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.jav
> a:684)
> >
> >
> > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
> >
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