CODEWITHSUNDEEP
eclipsetomcat
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Reputation: 457

NoClassDefFoundError for tomcat servlets

I have a Java EE Web project deployed and running fine (project1)..

I create another project (project2) and add project1 in Web Deployment Assembly..

I am able to access all classes defined in project1 and no compile time error..

While running the project, it gives runtime error like NoClassDefFoundError for classes in project1..

Am I doing anything wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 57

Answers (1)

ptrk
ptrk

Reputation: 1840

Looks like the project1 is absent from project2 classpath. Try to compile project1 to a jar (I assume it's a .war now) and put the jar on the classpath.

War files are not library files as jars are. They have the specific purpose of packaging a webapp in one distributable file. Your IDE is apparently smart enough to reach into the war, but that's not a rule.

IMO the best you can do is to create another project where you put all the shared classes and package it as a jar (say, project3.jar). Then, put project3 as a dependency of both project1 and project2 and you'll have a clean, legible structure that works.

Upvotes: 1

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