The absolute uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core cannot be resolved

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I searched several other threads on this error, most of them either had the wrong/missing maven dependency or had the wrong uri in their taglib.

As far as I know, I've got everything correct and my app keeps failing once I get to the jsp where I use JSTL.

This is the taglib I'm using:

<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>

And these are my maven dependencies

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
        <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.5</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
        <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
        <version>1.2</version>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

As far as I know, from the servlet api 2.4 on you need jstl 1.2, which I have, so I really don't see the problem here...

EDIT: I see this question has been marked as a duplicate, though it isn't. The referring question was solved by fixing the uri of the taglib, here it was a case of adding jstl to tomcat's lib folder

Robin-Hoodie · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-22 11:56:36Z

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I added jstl-1.2.jar to my tomcat/lib folder. As tomcat doesn't have the jstl jar and by putting my scope on provided I had to make sure my container (tomcat) had the relevant jar available.

Though I haven't tested it, this should also work by leaving the jstl jar on the default compile scope

edited Jul 22, 2015 at 11:56

answered Jul 12, 2014 at 14:57

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:21:45Z

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Try this one from mvnrepository

<dependency>
    <groupId>jstl</groupId>
    <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
    <version>1.2</version>
</dependency>

Read similar post here

Update the version

 <dependency>
     <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
     <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
     <version>3.1.0</version>
 </dependency>

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answered Jul 12, 2014 at 13:19

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Braj Over a year ago

Find similar post here as well. That works.

Robin-Hoodie Over a year ago

It has the exact same answer you gave me

Braj Over a year ago

read the question as well of the shared links. try with updated version of the javax.servlet-api

Braj Over a year ago

clean the project and click to maven update project. Look in the repository that jar is present or not with the corrected version. Check whether dependencies is resolved or not.

Robin-Hoodie Over a year ago

Tried it, the jar is there with the right version, dependencies are resolved, still fails :(

user3145373 ツ · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-12 13:24:20Z

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Use :

<dependency>
    <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp.jstl</groupId>
    <artifactId>jstl-api</artifactId>
    <version>1.2</version>
</dependency>

javax.servlet moved to above.

answered Jul 12, 2014 at 13:24

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user3145373 ツ Over a year ago

Have you tried by changing servlet from 2.5 to 3 ? try it, if not solve then post me.

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