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

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I included these in the Build Path:

all Spring libs
Apache Tomcat 7.0 library

The project still fails during startup:

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:1676)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1521)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClass(DefaultInstanceManager.java:415)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClassMaybePrivileged(DefaultInstanceManager.java:397)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:118)
    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:303)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Jun 2, 2011 11:07:38 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextListener
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextListener
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1676)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1521)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClass(DefaultInstanceManager.java:415)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClassMaybePrivileged(DefaultInstanceManager.java:397)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:118)
    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:303)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Jun 2, 2011 11:07:38 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1676)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1521)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClass(DefaultInstanceManager.java:415)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClassMaybePrivileged(DefaultInstanceManager.java:397)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:118)
    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:303)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

In org.sprintframework.web-3.1.0.M1.jar, I can see the org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.

Someone on Google says that spring.jar should be included but I don't see any spring.jar in 3.x distribution.

Eclipse 3.6.2
Tomcat 7

Edit: Someone on the Spring Forum (offline) said "Automatically update dependencies" should be checked in Project Properties but I don't see anything like that in project properties.

close the project , create new workplace, make assure about the dependencies in POM. i had to face this problem but was fixed after correction in dependencies — MLS
– MLS, Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 6:59
Can you post the contents of your .war /lib folder please. Or at least everything that is .*spring.*\.jar. — Simeon
– Simeon, Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 7:45
Even if I added the following dependency to pom, i was still having the same error. <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId> <version>{Spring-Version}</version> </dependency> What i did was as others suggested i added the maven dependencies to the deployment assembly. And When I update the pom with other dependencies and doing maven > update project, the error keeps coming. Inspecting the deployment assembly shows me maven dependencies are getting kicked out. I had to redo the above process again. — Tadele Ayelegn
– Tadele Ayelegn, Commented Feb 2, 2018 at 8:10

Florian F · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-08 12:28:17Z

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When I look at the solutions, it seems the problem is always something that prevents the spring library to be loaded. It could be a dependency problem or a deployment problem.

In my case, it was the maven repository that somehow got corrupt. What solved the problem was to remove the folder `C:\Users(my name).m2\repository' and rebuild.

answered May 8, 2019 at 12:28

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madox2 · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-04 13:15:43Z

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In my case the problem was that the class was located in test package. Moving it to main package has solved the problem.

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Kiran · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-19 16:02:35Z

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I did a code pull but did not update project version on eclipse server/modules tab. For some reason, maven clean install did not delete old project folder from target and instead created new folder too.

Correcting project version on server fixed this issue.

Posting this just in case someone makes the same mistake.

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Yacino · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-29 14:58:47Z

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Check also the scope in the pom.xml dependency , if the scope is provided that indicates you expect the JDK or a container to provide the dependency at runtime.

For more details: Dependency Scope

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Sérgio · Accepted Answer · 2023-10-29 16:19:24Z

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visual solution as answered in https://stackoverflow.com/a/8128255/778517

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