Where is web xml in Eclipse Dynamic Web Project

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In Eclipse I clicked File- New- Dynamic Web Project and I am following a tutorial for Jersey that now wants me to go and change something in web xml file   but I can t even find this file  What is it I am doing wrong

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you can do it by Dynamic Web Project      RightClick      Java EE Tools      Generate Deployment Descriptor Stub

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When you open Eclipse you should click File   New   Dynamic Web Project  and make sure you checked Generate web xml  as described above   If you have already created the project  you should go to the WebContent WEB-INF folder  open web xml  and put the following lines      lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt   lt web-app xmlns xsi  http   www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema-instance  xmlns  http   java sun com xml ns javaee  xmlns web  http   java sun com xml ns javaee web-app 2 5 xsd  xsi schemaLocation  http   java sun com xml ns javaee http   java sun com xml ns javaee web-app 3 0 xsd  id  WebApp ID  version  3 0  gt       lt display-name gt Application Name  lt  display-name gt       lt welcome-file-list gt           lt welcome-file gt index html lt  welcome-file gt       lt  welcome-file-list gt   lt  web-app gt

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I think you are creating a project in the wrong way I am going to post here in step by step  Step 1  File  New  Project  Web  Dynamic Web Project  Step 2  Enter Project Name  Next  Next    Step 3  Check the checkbox for Generate web xml deployment descriptor  Step 4  Finish  Please follow this way you will get you web xml file under WEB-INF folder

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If your deployment descriptor tab is disabled  then click on update libraries it will also do your work  It will create  Xml file in Web content

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Might be your project is not JEE nature  to do this Right Click -  Properties -  Project Facets and click Convert to facet and check dynamic web module and ok  Now you will be able to see Java EE Tools

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For gradle   maven project you can use src main webapp WEB-INF folder by default   - main - - java - - resources - - webapp - - - META-INF - - - - context xml - - - WEB-INF - - - - web xml

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If you don t see the web xml file in WEB-INF folder      - Select Deployment Descriptor and right click on it   - Then select the Generate Deployment Descriptor Stub    Finally you get web xml file

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If you missed to check the  generate web xml  option when creating a new project  no worries  If it is a Dynamic Web Project in your project right click on  Deployment Descriptor       and Click on  Generate Deployment Descriptor Stub  this will create a minimal  webapp WEB-INF web xml

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When you create a Dynamic Web Project you have the option to automatically create the web xml file  If you don t mark that  the eclipse doesn t create it     So  you have to add a new web xml file in the WEB-INF folder   To add a web xml click on Next -  Next instead of Finish  You will find it on the final screen of the wizard

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Follow below steps to generate web xml in Eclipse with existing Dynamic Web Project   Right Click on Created Dynamic Web Project Mouse Over Java EE Tools Click on Generate Deployment Descriptor Stub Now you are able to see web xml file on WEB-INF folder

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The web xml file should be listed right below the last line in your screenshot and resides in WebContent WEB-INF  If it is missing you might have missed to check the  Generate web xml deployment descriptor  option on the third page of the Dynamic web project wizard

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