org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener classnotfoundexception

Question

I get the below error when I run my Spring project..I followed multiple SO links and implemented everything but still I have the same problem.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener

I have attached my project Maven depedencies, deployment assembly and wtpwebapps lib folder to show all the dependencies..

Not sure what else Im missing.

Stack

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:1680)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1526)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4153)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4709)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1060)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:822)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1060)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:759)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)

Try to add the spring-context jar to your dependencies, see this link: mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework/spring-context/… — Jorge Campos
– Jorge Campos, Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 1:45
Another thing, change the version of your spring web to same as other spring dependencies. Your current version is 3.0.5 and other spring dependencies is 3.2.8 (the spring security is ok since it uses another versioning timeline) — Jorge Campos
– Jorge Campos, Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 1:48

Gonz · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-10 01:43:12Z

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You should have this in your pom.xml

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

Also you can try:

Right click on your project
"Propeties"
Deployment Assembly
Add
Java Build Path Entries
Maven Dependencies (Selected them all)
Finish

answered Aug 10, 2015 at 1:43

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Gonz Over a year ago

Yes I saw them, that's why I add the part of adding all the dependencies.

Rookie007 · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-10 01:40:06Z

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Your project setup shows there is jar file missing or your are pointing to missing jar file in your project build path.

Right click on your project ==> Go to Build Path ==> In Libraries tab..

You can see the jar files missed with red color cross mark delete them (if you need them add those missing jars in your path)

And re-build the project.

answered Aug 10, 2015 at 1:40

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Rahul Yadav Over a year ago

Could you post the full the stack trace, might be there is some different issue & not related to contextloaderlistener?

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