org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener Quick Solution

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

Here are possible and quick solution to fix this exception in Spring MVC application:

1) Include spring.jar if you are running on spring 2.0 or include spring-web.jar for spring 2.5, 3.0 and greater.
2) If you are running on Tomcat server than include above JAR in WEB-INF/lib folder
3) In case of Eclipse and maven include maven dependency on build path.
4) If you are running Tomcat inside Eclipse than cleaning Tomcat work directory and restarting server also helps. You can clean Tomcat work directory by right clicking Tomcat server node in Eclipse and selecting “Clean Work Directory” and “Clean” option.

These usually fix java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener in Spring MVC Application. If you still face issue than let us know and we will try to help you finding root cause of org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener and Fixing it.


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