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java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener

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Problem

Deploying a JAX-WS web service on Tomcat, hits following error message :


java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: 
	com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener

Solution

The JAX-WS dependency library “jaxws-rt.jar” is missing.

  1. Go here http://jax-ws.java.net/.
  2. Download JAX-WS RI distribution.
  3. Unzip it and copy “jaxws-rt.jar” to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.
  4. Restart Tomcat.

Reference

  1. WSServletContextListener JavaDoc

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Michal Vician
3 months ago

After Java 1.4, you might want to copy the XML parser dependencies to dedicated Tomcat/endorsed folder. More info: https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.5-doc/class-loader-howto.html#:~:text=your%20web%20application-,XML%20Parsers%20and%20Java,-Starting%20with%20Java

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Satya
1 year ago

I am getting following error while upgrading my webservice application built with gradle from jdk1.8 to OpenJDK 11.
[ERROR ] WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument(s) “type” can’t be null. Argument(s) “type” can’t be null. [ERROR ] SRVE0283E: Exception caught while initializing context: com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletException: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument(s) “type” can’t be null. at com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener.contextInitialized(WSServletContextListener.java:118) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.notifyServletContextCreated(WebApp.java:2437) at [internal classes] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument(s) “type” can’t be null. at com.sun.xml.bind.api.TypeReference.(TypeReference.java:89) … 1 more

Any help to resolve this issue is appreciated

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Tom Briscoe
6 years ago

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Meastro
10 years ago

What is the solution for jboss 5?

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Pallavi
10 years ago

Hi MKYong,
Getting the below error even after adding the jaxws-rt.jar while starting the tomcat.

Jun 20, 2013 1:07:57 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1516)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1361)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3915)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4467)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:785)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:519)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:581)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
Jun 20, 2013 1:07:57 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Skipped installing application listeners due to previous error(s)
Jun 20, 2013 1:07:57 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Jun 20, 2013 1:07:57 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/HelloWorld] startup failed due to previous errors

Appreciate your help.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Pallavi

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Praveen Das
11 years ago

Hi MKYong,
Getting the below error even after adding the jaxws-rt.jar.

SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/istack/localization/Localizable

Tried adding the following jars, no luck –
jaxb-impl-2.1.10.jar , com.springsource.com.sun.xml.bind-sources-2.2.0.jar

Appreciate your help.
Regards,
PD

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vivekd
10 months ago
Reply to  Praveen Das

try to add jaxb-core istack found inside jaxb

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Kaushal
10 years ago
Reply to  Praveen Das

Hi PD,
Please add jaxb-core.jar and ha-api.jar to server lib or project lib.
I have downloaded jaxws-ri-2.2.8 and added following jars to my project lib folder
1. gmbal-api-only.jar
2. ha-api.jar
3. jaxb-core.jar
4. jaxb-impl.jar
5. jaxws-api.jar
6. jaxws-rt.jar
7. management-api.jar
8. policy.jar
9. stax-ex.jar
10. streambuffer.jar

Hope it helps,

Regards,
kaushal

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Smrita Garg
7 years ago
Reply to  Kaushal

Hi Kaushal,

I tried your solution but it did not work.
getting error- libosgi-resource-locator.jar (The system cannot find the file specified). Similarly many other jars is missing.

Please help !

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Chen Mingze
10 years ago
Reply to  Kaushal

I have met the same problem, your answer can absolutely solve it, thank you very much!

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Priyanka
11 years ago

If i use jetty plugin & use it as my server, then how to do that ?

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