ClassNotFoundException : org.exolab.castor.xml.XMLException

Problem

In Spring OXM (object XML mapping), when converting an object to XML file, it hits following error message :

Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.exolab.castor.xml.XMLException
	at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
	at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:320)
	... 29 more

Is castor data binding framework included in Spring oxm?

Solution

The castor is an optional dependency in spring-oxm.jar, to use castor to marshaller or unmarshaller XML in Spring OXM, add this castor dependency into your Maven pom.xml file.

	<dependencies>
 
		<dependency>
			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
			<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
			<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
		</dependency>
 
		<!-- Uses Castor for XML -->
		<dependency>
			<groupId>org.codehaus.castor</groupId>
			<artifactId>castor</artifactId>
			<version>1.2</version>
		</dependency>
 
		<!-- Castor need this -->
		<dependency>
			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
			<version>2.8.1</version>
		</dependency>
 
	</dependencies>