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ClassNotFoundException : org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener

Problem

The ContextLoaderListener is used to integrate Spring with other web application.


  <!-- file : web.xml --> 
 <context-param>
	<param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
	<param-value>/WEB-INF/Spring/applicationContext.xml</param-value>
  </context-param>

  <listener>
    <listener-class>
          org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
    </listener-class>
  </listener>

And the common error message is, your server can not find this Spring ContextLoaderListener class during the server start up.


SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class 
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: 

org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
	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)

Solution

This is always happened in deployment and debugging environment.

1.Deployment environment

In deployment environment, just make sure your server classpath has included the Spring jar library (e.g spring-2.5.6.jar).

For Spring3, ContextLoaderListener is moved to spring-web.jar, you can get the library from Maven central repository.


	<dependency>
		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
		<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
		<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
	</dependency>

2.Debugging environment

In debugging environment, the steps may vary from different IDE, but the solution is same. In Eclipse, developers usually will create a tomcat, jboss…whatever application server for debugging, just make sure the correct Spring jars are included.

1. Double click on your debugging server
2. Click on the “Open launch configuration” to access the server environment

3. Click on the classpath tab
4. Include the Spring jar file here , it may also required common log jar due to Spring dependency.

5. Done, run your application again.

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Mohamed Yangui
9 years ago

I had a similar problem when running a spring web application in an Eclipse managed tomcat. I solved this problem by adding maven dependencies in the project’s web deployment assembly.

Open the project’s properties (e.g., right-click on the project’s name in the project explorer and select “Properties”).

Select “Deployment Assembly”.

Click the “Add…” button on the right margin.

Select “Java Build Path Entries” from the menu of Directive Type and click “Next”.

Select “Maven Dependencies” from the Java Build Path Entries menu and click “Finish”.

You should see “Maven Dependencies” added to the Web Deployment Assembly definition.

jack
4 years ago
Reply to  Mohamed Yangui

楼主知道idea中如何调试吗?

Shobhit Jaiswal
6 years ago
Reply to  Mohamed Yangui

Thanks Mohamed..it worked for me

Sudhakar
10 years ago

Hi, I am also getting this same error
Exception in thread “main” org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘step1’: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/retry/policy/RetryContextCache

Not able to fix this. Please can someone help. I tried all above combinations and put spring jar also in the build path.

Azat Salimgaraev
6 years ago

I had the same problem with Inteligi IDEA.
What should you do to solve this problem when you are usin IDEA
1) Click File -> Project Structure
2) Click Artifacts -> select your artifact
3) In right column in “Available Elements” column double-click all libraries
4) Click “Apply” -> Click “??”
Done! Now when maven will build war file, it will include libraris frop step 3 to your war file in lib folder

kikyo
4 years ago

it also works for me

Erycoking
6 years ago

just saved my life thanks, your solution worked for me.

DMiller
7 years ago

Maybe this will help someone. This entry in the .classpath file was messed up. The 2nd attribute was gone from mine:

Sansun
7 years ago

On a Struts2 Spring 4 Integration project adding the spring-web.jar causes Tomcat Catalina sartup error. I do see the dependency show spring-web but in the launch classpath its spring.jar. I dont see a spring jar in my maven repo, am I missing something ? or What jar file I have to load for Spring4?

Talib Hussain Gill
9 years ago
iheb
10 years ago

I had the same error I resolved it like that (I use eclipse) Right click on your project –> “Propeties” -> Deployment Assembly -> Add -> Java Build Path Entries -> Maven Dependencies (I selected them all) -> Finish

Ramz~
9 years ago
Reply to  iheb

Great solution, fixed my issue instantly.

Ravi
9 years ago
Reply to  iheb

Good suggestion. Worked for me as well after facing the same issue.

g00glen00b
9 years ago
Reply to  iheb

This indeed solved my issue as well. This is a way better solution than provided in this article. Now you don’t have to add dependencies to Tomcat anymore and are all dependencies still managed by Maven.

Nupur
10 years ago

Finally after wasting 5 hrs this worked.. Thanks

shiv
10 years ago

Exception in thread “main” org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘step1’: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/retry/policy/RetryContextCache

i am getting this error while runing test class using . main method ..

Julia Benatti
6 years ago

Awesome article!

I am using Gradle. Which is the process?

Vijay
6 years ago

Can you pls advice other solution without adding the jar manually jn class path?

Vijay
6 years ago

Without adding the jar manually in class path, is there any solution ? Thanks

palossyl
8 years ago

Thank you very much!

ramu reddy
8 years ago

Hi,i am getting the same exception even followed above steps.This is my code
pom.xml:-

4.0.0
com
narayana
war
0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
narayana Maven Webapp
http://maven.apache.org

3.2.6.RELEASE

org.hibernate
hibernate-annotations
3.3.1.GA

com.oracle
ojdbc14
10.2.0.2.0

asm
asm
1.5.3

junit
junit
3.8.1
test

javax.servlet
servlet-api
2.5

org.springframework
spring-orm
${spring.version}

org.springframework
spring-core
${spring.version}

org.springframework
spring-web
${spring.version}

org.springframework
spring-context
${spring.version}

org.springframework
spring-webmvc
${spring.version}

commons-dbcp
commons-dbcp
1.2.2

org.hibernate
hibernate-core
3.6.3.Final

javassist
javassist
3.12.1.GA

org.springframework
spring-hibernate3
2.0.8

com.eshop

web.xml:-

Spring3MVC

Login.jsp

spring

org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet

1

spring
*.html

contextConfigLocation
/WEB-INF/spring-servlet.xml

org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener

spring-servlet.xml:-

com.eshop.EShopUser

org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect
thread
true

The remaining code consists My jsp pages,Controller classes,service classes and DAOs.

But when i run this it shows the below Exception.If you want i will send full code.Please give suggestions how to solve this.

Jul 14, 2015 6:30:46 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init
INFO: The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: C:Program FilesJavajdk1.7.0_79bin;C:WindowsSunJavabin;C:Windowssystem32;C:Windows;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_79/bin/../jre/bin/server;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_79/bin/../jre/bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_79/bin/../jre/lib/amd64;C:Program FilesJavajdk1.7.0_79bin;D:apache-maven-3.1.1bin;C:Program FilesJavajdk1.7.0_79bin;C:UsersNARAYANADesktopEclipse FolderNew foldereclipse;;.
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:47 PM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.SetPropertiesRule begin
WARNING: [SetPropertiesRule]{Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context} Setting property ‘source’ to ‘org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.server:com.eshop’ did not find a matching property.
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:47 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler [“http-bio-2014”]
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:47 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler [“ajp-bio-8009”]
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:47 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
INFO: Initialization processed in 933 ms
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:47 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal
INFO: Starting service Catalina
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:47 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.53
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.catalina.util.SessionIdGenerator createSecureRandom
INFO: Creation of SecureRandom instance for session ID generation using [SHA1PRNG] took [173] milliseconds.
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1720)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1571)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClass(DefaultInstanceManager.java:529)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClassMaybePrivileged(DefaultInstanceManager.java:511)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:139)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4888)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5467)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1559)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1549)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Skipped installing application listeners due to previous error(s)
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Context [/com.eshop] startup failed due to previous errors
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler [“http-bio-2014”]
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler [“ajp-bio-8009”]
Jul 14, 2015 6:30:48 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 1068 ms

Berguiga M.Amine
10 years ago

Thanks

Bob
10 years ago

FINALLY! THANK YOU!

The weird thing is, before starting this tutorial, it was added already. Then, for some reason, in the midst of this tutorial, it decided to remove it, so I didn’t even think to check it again until I came across this and though “what the hell, let’s make sure.”

Damn you eclipse…

Teela
10 years ago

Thanks a lot!! This post was very very helpful.

rani
10 years ago

17 Sep, 2013 2:59:35 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init
INFO: The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin;.;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:/Program Files/Java/jre1.6.0_03/bin/client;C:/Program Files/Java/jre1.6.0_03/bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jre1.6.0_03/lib/i386;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Shared;E:\java\eclipse-jee-juno-win32\eclipse;
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:36 PM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.SetPropertiesRule begin
WARNING: [SetPropertiesRule]{Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context} Setting property ‘source’ to ‘org.eclipse.jst.jee.server:swytchboard’ did not find a matching property.
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:37 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler [“http-bio-8080”]
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:37 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler [“ajp-bio-8009”]
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:37 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
INFO: Initialization processed in 2318 ms
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal
INFO: Starting service Catalina
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:37 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.34
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:38 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader validateJarFile
INFO: validateJarFile(C:\Users\rani\workspace9.0\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\swytchboard\WEB-INF\lib\servlet-api-2.5.jar) – jar not loaded. See Servlet Spec 2.3, section 9.7.2. Offending class: javax/servlet/Servlet.class
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:38 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1714)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1559)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClass(DefaultInstanceManager.java:532)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClassMaybePrivileged(DefaultInstanceManager.java:514)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:133)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4727)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5285)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1559)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1549)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:38 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1714)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1559)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClass(DefaultInstanceManager.java:532)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClassMaybePrivileged(DefaultInstanceManager.java:514)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:133)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4727)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5285)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1559)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1549)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:38 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Skipped installing application listeners due to previous error(s)
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:38 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:41 PM org.apache.catalina.util.SessionIdGenerator createSecureRandom
INFO: Creation of SecureRandom instance for session ID generation using [SHA1PRNG] took [2,329] milliseconds.
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:41 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Context [] startup failed due to previous errors
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:41 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler [“http-bio-8080”]
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:41 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler [“ajp-bio-8009”]
17 Sep, 2013 2:59:41 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 3822 ms

JavaWorld
10 years ago

Hi
I have added spring-web-3.0.3.jar, but now I am getting error :

SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/context/ApplicationContextException
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Class.java:2483)
at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:2793)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:345)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4660)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext$1.call(StandardContext.java:5226)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext$1.call(StandardContext.java:5221)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:724)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException

KTD
10 years ago
Reply to  JavaWorld

… resolved by adding the artifact below in the [pom.xml] :

org.springframework
spring-context
${spring.version}

Trongnhan Huynh
8 years ago
Reply to  KTD

i added dependency above,but it has been still error

matt1616
10 years ago

struggled with this all day … turns out that i was missing the spring-context-support jar.
i added it into my pom and everything is working now.
thanks

org.springframework
spring-context-support
${org.springframework-version}

error log:

com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.annotation.WASAnnotationHelper collectClasses unable to instantiate class
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
SRVE0293E: [Servlet Error]-[Failed to load listener: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener]:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: class java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
loadLifecycleListeners SRVE0279E: Error occured while processing global listeners for the application {0}: {1}
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.annotation.WASAnnotationHelper.inject(WASAnnotationHelper.java:266)

Wojtek
10 years ago
Reply to  matt1616

Helped in my case, too! Thank you!

John
10 years ago
Reply to  matt1616

That worked very well for me! Thank you so much!

Marcelo F Andrade
10 years ago

I’m not using Eclipse but a CLI Maven project. Spring version is 3.1.4.RELEASE. So, I tried to copy the proper spring-web and its dependencies to JBoss lib without a success.
Do you have any suggestion about this scenario? Regards.

easyplanner.cu.cc
10 years ago

After a long search this is what solved it for me:

go to project properties -> Deployment Assembley, click Add… , select Java Build Path Entries and add the Maven Dependencies to the Web Deployment Assembly.

In the properties/Web Deployment Assembly screen it should show up as:
Source – Deploy Path
Maven Dependencies – WEB-INF/lib

Venkat
10 years ago

yes must do this thank for remembering. some times it automatically add mavendependecies if not we have to add
thank u

Marina
10 years ago

Very thanks!!! you save me

Salim.s
10 years ago

THx A lot!!!!

Mohit Khanna
11 years ago

I have tried adding servlet-api.jar but then i am getting the below error:

SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3787)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
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:516)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
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:288)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Caused by: org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException: org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException: java.lang.NullPointerException (Caused by java.lang.NullPointerException) (Caused by org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException: java.lang.NullPointerException (Caused by java.lang.NullPointerException))
at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.newInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:543)
at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:235)
at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:209)
at org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getLog(LogFactory.java:351)
at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.(ContextLoader.java:144)
… 21 more
Caused by: org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException: java.lang.NullPointerException (Caused by java.lang.NullPointerException)
at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getLogConstructor(LogFactoryImpl.java:397)
at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.newInstance(LogFactoryImpl.java:529)
… 25 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl.getLogConstructor(LogFactoryImpl.java:374)
… 26 more

Not able to recognize where i am doing wrong….

Pranav
11 years ago

I have the same error:

493 ERROR [ContainerBase] Error configuring application listener of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContextListener

I use Eclipse Juno, JBoss 4.2

I added the spring-2.5.6.jar as you mentioned above.

Still the same error.

monica
10 years ago
Reply to  Pranav

I too facing the same error.with the same configuration as you.If U find the solution plz intimate me

key168863
4 years ago
Reply to  monica

谢谢分享

George
11 years ago

This error can occur for a number of reasons for example you are running from eclipse Tomcat a spring 3.05 Release web application and java 1.X (ie 1.6)is set in Project build path (1.6), in project compiler (1.6) but not in maven!!! (maven works with default 1.5), so eclipse tries to bind your project with a default 1.5 old java and your project fails with org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListen ..

http://sosiouxme.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/470/

You have to set the java version in maven as well:

org.apache.maven.plugins
maven-compiler-plugin
2.1

1.6
1.6

madhusdudan dutta
11 years ago

hi,

org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener

org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextListener

is not working in my jbossas 7server.. but it is not working.. please reply ASAP..

murkein
11 years ago

I updated my sts from 2.5 to 2.9 and not working, always show this error. I did all what do you say but it is not working 🙁

venugopal
11 years ago

INF
Iam facing this error while running the application Please help me!!
O: Starting service Catalina
Jul 12, 2012 5:37:04 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/6.0.18
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
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:288)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/http/HttpServlet

manju
11 years ago
Reply to  venugopal

add javax.servelet.jar file in library and run again….

Rizwan
11 years ago

This is how I fixed this issue:

Create a “lib” folder inside the “WEB-INF” folder and then copy all the spring jars and commons-logging jar (and any other dependency jar) in that newly created lib folder.

Mostafa
11 years ago

Hello,

I’m creating a sample spring application but even i’m not able to start the server using eclipse IDE. This is the error

GRAVE: Erreur lors de la configuration de la classe d’écoute de l’application (application listener) org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContextListener
at java.lang.ClassLoader.findBootstrapClass(Native Method)

I have loaded all the jar as a user libraries. I have tried your Debugging environment but it’s showing same error.

Please give your solution on this.

Thanks in advance.