Error:The superclass “javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet” was not found on the Java Build Path

Question

I have a project created by Maven integration in Eclipse. All work fine, but in the work space in all JSP files have this:

The superclass "javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet" was not found on the Java Build Path

How to fix this error?

Answer 1

Hello @kartik,

Include servlet-api-3.1.jar in your dependencies.

• Maven

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

• Gradle

  configurations {
      provided
  }
  sourceSets {
      main { compileClasspath += configurations.provided }
  }
  dependencies {
      provided 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0'
  }

Hope this help!!