The superclass javax servlet http HttpServlet was not found on the Java Build Path

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I m a beginner and learning spring and hibernate  utilizing maven in project and came across this problem and got stuck here  tried finding solution but ended up no where  Please help  thanks a lot  Error   Can not find the tag library descriptor for  http   java sun com jsp jstl core   Code     lt    taglib uri  http   java sun com jsp jstl core  prefix  c    gt   lt    taglib uri  http   www springframework org tags  prefix  spring    gt   lt    taglib uri  http   www springframework org tags form  prefix  form    gt    Tried the solutions given in The superclass  quot javax servlet http HttpServlet quot  was not found on the Java Build Path How do I import the javax servlet API in my Eclipse project   The error still present  pom xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt   lt project xmlns  http   maven apache org POM 4 0 0  xmlns xsi  http   www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema-    instance  xsi schemaLocation  http   maven apache org POM 4 0 0 http   maven apache org maven-v4 0 0 xsd  gt   lt modelVersion gt 4 0 0 lt  modelVersion gt   lt groupId gt com journaldev spring lt  groupId gt   lt artifactId gt SpringMVCHibernate lt  artifactId gt   lt name gt SpringMVCHibernate lt  name gt   lt packaging gt war lt  packaging gt   lt version gt 1 0 0-BUILD-SNAPSHOT lt  version gt   lt properties gt       lt java-version gt 1 6 lt  java-version gt       lt org springframework-version gt 4 0 3 RELEASE lt  org springframework-version gt       lt org aspectj-version gt 1 7 4 lt  org aspectj-version gt       lt org slf4j-version gt 1 7 5 lt  org slf4j-version gt       lt hibernate version gt 4 3 5 Final lt  hibernate version gt   lt  properties gt   lt dependencies gt       lt  -- Spring -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org springframework lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt spring-context lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org springframework-version  lt  version gt           lt exclusions gt               lt  -- Exclude Commons Logging in favor of SLF4j -- gt               lt exclusion gt                   lt groupId gt commons-logging lt  groupId gt                   lt artifactId gt commons-logging lt  artifactId gt                lt  exclusion gt           lt  exclusions gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org springframework lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt spring-webmvc lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org springframework-version  lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org springframework lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt spring-tx lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org springframework-version  lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt        lt  -- Hibernate -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org hibernate lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt hibernate-core lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   hibernate version  lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org hibernate lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt hibernate-entitymanager lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   hibernate version  lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt        lt  -- Apache Commons DBCP -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt commons-dbcp lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt commons-dbcp lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt 1 4 lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt       lt  -- Spring ORM -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org springframework lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt spring-orm lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org springframework-version  lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt        lt  -- AspectJ -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org aspectj lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt aspectjrt lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org aspectj-version  lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt         lt  -- Logging -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org slf4j lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt slf4j-api lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org slf4j-version  lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org slf4j lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt jcl-over-slf4j lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org slf4j-version  lt  version gt           lt scope gt runtime lt  scope gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt org slf4j lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt slf4j-log4j12 lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt   org slf4j-version  lt  version gt           lt scope gt runtime lt  scope gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt log4j lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt log4j lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt 1 2 15 lt  version gt           lt exclusions gt               lt exclusion gt                   lt groupId gt javax mail lt  groupId gt                   lt artifactId gt mail lt  artifactId gt               lt  exclusion gt               lt exclusion gt                   lt groupId gt javax jms lt  groupId gt                   lt artifactId gt jms lt  artifactId gt               lt  exclusion gt               lt exclusion gt                   lt groupId gt com sun jdmk lt  groupId gt                   lt artifactId gt jmxtools lt  artifactId gt               lt  exclusion gt               lt exclusion gt                   lt groupId gt com sun jmx lt  groupId gt                   lt artifactId gt jmxri lt  artifactId gt               lt  exclusion gt           lt  exclusions gt           lt scope gt runtime lt  scope gt       lt  dependency gt        lt  --  Inject -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt javax inject lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt javax inject lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt 1 lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt        lt  -- Servlet -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt javax servlet lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt servlet-api lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt 2 5 lt  version gt           lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt javax servlet jsp lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt jsp-api lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt 2 1 lt  version gt           lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt       lt  dependency gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt javax servlet lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt jstl lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt 1 2 lt  version gt       lt  dependency gt        lt  -- Test -- gt       lt dependency gt           lt groupId gt junit lt  groupId gt           lt artifactId gt junit lt  artifactId gt           lt version gt 4 7 lt  version gt           lt scope gt test lt  scope gt       lt  dependency gt    lt  dependencies gt   lt build gt       lt plugins gt           lt plugin gt               lt artifactId gt maven-eclipse-plugin lt  artifactId gt               lt version gt 2 9 lt  version gt               lt configuration gt                   lt additionalProjectnatures gt                       lt projectnature gt org springframework ide eclipse core springnature lt  projectnature gt                   lt  additionalProjectnatures gt                   lt additionalBuildcommands gt                       lt buildcommand gt org springframework ide eclipse core springbuilder lt  buildcommand gt                   lt  additionalBuildcommands gt                   lt downloadSources gt true lt  downloadSources gt                   lt downloadJavadocs gt true lt  downloadJavadocs gt               lt  configuration gt           lt  plugin gt           lt plugin gt               lt groupId gt org apache maven plugins lt  groupId gt               lt artifactId gt maven-compiler-plugin lt  artifactId gt               lt version gt 2 5 1 lt  version gt               lt configuration gt                   lt source gt 1 6 lt  source gt                   lt target gt 1 6 lt  target gt                   lt compilerArgument gt -Xlint all lt  compilerArgument gt                   lt showWarnings gt true lt  showWarnings gt                   lt showDeprecation gt true lt  showDeprecation gt               lt  configuration gt           lt  plugin gt           lt plugin gt               lt groupId gt org codehaus mojo lt  groupId gt               lt artifactId gt exec-maven-plugin lt  artifactId gt               lt version gt 1 2 1 lt  version gt               lt configuration gt                   lt mainClass gt org test int1 Main lt  mainClass gt               lt  configuration gt           lt  plugin gt       lt  plugins gt       lt finalName gt   project artifactId  lt  finalName gt   lt  build gt

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Adding the tomcat server in the server runtime will do the job    Project Properties- gt  Java Build Path- gt  Add Library - gt  Select  Server Runtime  from the list- gt  Next- gt Select  Apache Tomcat - gt  Finish

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add servlet-api jar file which is present in the lib folder under tomcat folder   You can do this as follows Project -  properties -  java build path -  under libraries click add external jars after that go to project -  clean -  build all   this worked for me

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Adding below dependency in pom xml  worked for me    lt dependency gt   lt groupId gt javax servlet lt  groupId gt   lt artifactId gt servlet-api lt  artifactId gt   lt version gt 2 5 lt  version gt   lt  dependency gt

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Add a runtime first and select project properties  Then check the server name from the  Runtimes  tab as shown in the image

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The superclass    javax servlet http HttpServlet    was not found on the Java Build Path  Error   Can not find the tag library descriptor for  http   java sun com jsp jstl core   Solution  Adding the tomcat server in the server runtime will do the job   Project Properties-  Java Build Path-  Add Library -  Select  Server Runtime  from the list-  Next- Select  Apache Tomcat -  Finish  This solution work for me

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Project   Properties   Target Runtimes    Apache Tomcat worked for me  There is no Target Runtimes under Facets  I m on Eclipse nbsp v4 4  Luna

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Select project   Properties   Project Facets   Target Runtimes   VMware Server   It worked for me

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Just add these dependencies to your pom xml file    lt dependency gt       lt groupId gt javax servlet lt  groupId gt       lt artifactId gt javax servlet-api lt  artifactId gt       lt version gt 3 0 1 lt  version gt       lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt   lt  dependency gt    lt dependency gt       lt groupId gt javax servlet jsp lt  groupId gt       lt artifactId gt javax servlet jsp-api lt  artifactId gt       lt version gt 2 2 1 lt  version gt       lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt   lt  dependency gt

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Adding the Tomcat server in the server runtime will do the job   Project properties   Java Build Path   Add Library   Select  Server Runtime  from the list   Next   Select  Apache Tomcat    Finish

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I faced the same error  Adding the tomcat server in the runtime environment will solve the error   Right click on your project -  Properties -  Targeted runtimes -  Select apache tomcat server -  click apply -  click ok

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Adding the Tomcat server in the server runtime will do the job   Right click your project and than   Project properties   Target Runtimes   Select Check   Apache Tomcat    Finish

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I had this same issue and a couple others being reported for a existing maven project   I had the proper dependencies in place and I could see the jar under maven dependencies  however the project was improperly brought into eclipse    I ended up having to delete the project  clone from git again then do an import of the project as an existing maven project    This solved the issue in this thread and several others issues I was having  More details on solution can be found here  Maven Project in Eclipse  org springframework cannot be resolved to a type  from target path

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Include servlet-api-3 1 jar in your dependencies    Maven   lt dependency gt       lt groupId gt javax servlet lt  groupId gt       lt artifactId gt javax servlet-api lt  artifactId gt       lt version gt 3 1 0 lt  version gt       lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt   lt  dependency gt   Gradle  configurations       provided   sourceSets       main   compileClasspath    configurations provided     dependencies       provided  javax servlet javax servlet-api 3 1 0

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Try This - Add Tomcat at run time

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I too received the same error as quoted below      The superclass    javax servlet http HttpServlet    was not found on the Java Build Path     I followed these steps to resolve the issue    Right Click on Project Select Properties Select Project Facets Select Apache Tomcat as Runtime server Click OK

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you are getting this error because of the server is not enabled by default i e you don t have any runtime chosen for that is why you are getting the error so  for that you need to do the following steps to choose the runtime   Follow The Path right-click on the project --  GoTo Properties--  Click on Targeted Runtimes-- then click on the checkbox i e Apache tomcat or other servers which you are using --- then click on apply and then apply and close

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Adding the Tomcat server in the server runtime will do the job   Project Properties   Target Runtimes   Select your Server from the list   JBoss Runtime    Finish  In case of Apache you can select Apache Runtime

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Add servlet-api jar file which is present in the lib folder under tomcat folder  You can do this using the following steps   1 Select project properties 2 Select Java Build Path 3 Select Libraries 4 Select External Jars 5 Select servlet-api jar 6  Apply  amp  Ok   The issue should be resolved after these steps

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Always check if your java files are in src main java and not on some other directory path

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And if nothing works by whatever reason  build it from the command line   ant -Dj2ee server home D  apache-tomcat-8 0 23 clean  ant -Dj2ee server home D  apache-tomcat-8 0 23 compile  ant -Dj2ee server home D  apache-tomcat-8 0 23 dist

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For an Ant project   Make sure  you have servlet-api jar in the lib folder   For a Maven project   Make sure  you have the dependency added in POM xml    lt dependency gt     lt groupId gt javax servlet lt  groupId gt     lt artifactId gt javax servlet-api lt  artifactId gt     lt version gt 3 1 0 lt  version gt     lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt   lt  dependency gt    Another way to do it is  Update the project facets to pick up the right server   Check this box in this location   Project   Properties   Target Runtimes   Apache Tomcat  any server

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In case of JBoss    right click on project   Build Java path   add external JAR files   Then browse to jboss-folder   Common   lib   servlet-api jar      Click OK  refresh the project  and run it

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These steps can really help you    If you didn t install any server you have to do these steps   Menu Window   Preferences   Expend Server   Runtime environment   Add   choose a name and then choose the Apache server path that you already installed on your PC  you can press download and install too    Finish   OK   Ref  for more information  click here   Add the Tomcat server   Project Properties   Java Build Path   Add Library   Select  Server Runtime  from the list    Next   Select  Apache Tomcat    Finish   Ref  This answer

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Project   Properties   Target Runtimes   Apache Tomcat worked for me  There is no Target Runtimes under Facets  I m on Eclipse nbsp v4 2  Juno

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Project Properties - gt  Java Build Path - gt   in the libraries Select  quot Classpath quot  - gt  Add Library - gt  Select  quot Server Runtime quot  from the list - gt  Next - gt  Select  quot Apache Tomcat quot  - gt  Finish

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for maven project   you should add this dependency   lt dependency gt               lt groupId gt javax lt  groupId gt               lt artifactId gt javaee-web-api lt  artifactId gt               lt version gt 6 0 lt  version gt               lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt   lt  dependency gt

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I came across the same issue  I tried adding the server in  Server Runtime  but unfortunately that didn t work for me   What worked for me is  I added javax servlet-api-3 0 1 jar file in build path  On the other hand If It s a Maven project add dependency for this jar file  This would definitely work

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For an Ant project   Make sure  you have servlet-api jar in the lib folder   For a Maven project   Make sure  you have the dependency added in POM xml    lt dependency gt     lt groupId gt javax servlet lt  groupId gt     lt artifactId gt javax servlet-api lt  artifactId gt     lt version gt 3 1 0 lt  version gt     lt scope gt provided lt  scope gt   lt  dependency gt    Another way to do it is  Update the project facets to pick up the right server   Check this box in this location   Project   Properties   Target Runtimes   Apache Tomcat  any server

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As this is unanswered  I am guessing something other than Maven dependencies are wrong with the ops build   While not using Maven  I have the same problem from time to time when re-creating my development environment from svn  and I always forget why and have to figure it out  Unfortunately it seems this is a problem with Eclipse    I am able to remove all such errors from once working projects by picking just one of the dynamic web projects  or just tomcat dependent projects  and move a dependency in the build order  This seems to force all projects to rebuild properly and all of the errors are then resolved   Right click on a web project  select  build Path  -   Configure Build Path   Go to the tab  Order and Export   then pick a library or jar entry and move it up or down  I used the JRE System Library and moved it to the top   Click OK  and all that red goes away

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If you are not using Maven  just drop the javax servlet-api jar in your project lib folder

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Your system can have many different tomcat versions  You can try to solve it   Right Click on Project then Select Properties  Select Project Facets and  on the right section  Select right Apache Tomcat versions as Runtimes and click ok

[java] The superclass "javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet" was not found on the Java Build Path

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