java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletRequestAttributes.<init>

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After migrating from Spring 3 to Spring 4, I get the following error when I request a page:

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletRequestAttributes.<init>(Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest;Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse;)V

I double checked and the method does not seem to exist in Spring 4. I wonder if I messed up some xsd versions in my web.xml or my dispatcher-servlet.xml

Here is my web.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
    xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_3_0.xsd"
    id="WebApp_ID" version="3.0">


  <display-name>Archetype Created Web Application</display-name>

  <servlet>
    <servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>
      org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet
    </servlet-class>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
  </servlet>

  <servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>

  <context-param>
    <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
    <param-value>/WEB-INF/dispatcher-servlet.xml</param-value>
  </context-param>

  <listener>
    <listener-class>
      org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
    </listener-class>
  </listener>
</web-app>

dispatcher-servlet.xml:

<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
 xmlns:mvc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc"
 xmlns:security="http://www.springframework.org/schema/security"
 xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-4.1.xsd
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/security
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-4.0.xsd
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc-4.1.xsd
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/context
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-4.1.xsd">  

    <context:component-scan base-package="org.javacms.controllers" />

  <mvc:resources mapping="/templates/**" location="/templates/" />

  <!--  added to avoid exceptions -->
  <bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter" />
  <bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping" />

  <!-- JSTL view resolver -->
    <bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver">
        <property name="prefix">
            <value>/templates/</value>
        </property>
        <property name="suffix">
            <value>.jsp</value>
        </property>
    </bean>
</beans>

And my pom.xml:

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>javacms</groupId>
  <artifactId>javacms</artifactId>
  <packaging>war</packaging>
  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
  <name>javacms Maven Webapp</name>
  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>

  <properties>
    <spring.version>4.1.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
    <spring-security.version>4.0.1.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
  </properties>
  <dependencies>

    <dependency>
          <groupId>junit</groupId>
          <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
          <version>4.12</version>
        </dependency>

    <!-- Spring -->
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
      <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
      <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
      <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
      <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
      <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
      <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

        <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
          <version>${spring.version}</version>
        </dependency>

      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
          <version>${spring.version}</version>
        </dependency>

    <dependency>
      <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
      <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
      <version>1.2</version>
    </dependency>


    <!-- Spring security -->
        <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
          <version>${spring-security.version}</version>
        </dependency>


    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
      <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
      <version>${spring-security.version}</version>
    </dependency>

      <dependency>
      <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
      <version>${spring-security.version}</version>
    </dependency>


        <!-- MySQL connector --> 
        <dependency>
          <groupId>mysql</groupId>
          <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
          <version>5.1.36</version>
        </dependency>

        <!-- Hibernate --> 
        <dependency>
          <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
          <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
          <version>4.3.10.Final</version>
        </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <finalName>WebApp</finalName>
  </build>
</project>

Am I missing a dependency or do I have some wrong versions?

Are you sure that required jars are present in your classpath? — Ravindra babu
– Ravindra babu, Commented Jul 17, 2015 at 9:45
under Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Maven Dependencies, all jars that are defined in the pom are listed — user2035039
– user2035039, Commented Jul 17, 2015 at 9:52

Paweł Głowacz · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-17 10:15:59Z

3

This error java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletRequestAttributes.<init>(Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest;Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse;)V means that you are using the latest version of spring and you are trying to invoke older version ServletRequestAttributes from Spring 3.

Have a look in javadoc:
Spring 3 - ServletRequestAttributes
Spring 4 - ServletRequestAttributes

My guess Spring 4 uses older version of jar that contains ServletRequestAttributes. Check your libraries and see if there is conflict.

Try add this to pom.xml:

  <build>
    <finalName>WebApp</finalName>
        <plugins>
    <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.1</version>
        <configuration>
             <source>1.7</source> 
             <target>1.7</target> 
        </configuration>
    </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

edited Jul 17, 2015 at 10:15

answered Jul 17, 2015 at 9:53

Paweł Głowacz

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user2035039 Over a year ago

All spring libraries are version 4.1.7.RELEASE and Eclipse does not show any errors

Paweł Głowacz Over a year ago

How do you run this application ? Maybe there is some old version libriary on web server that is messing around your House of Cards. Eclipse its one thing and runtime is other. Try to eradicate your libs from Spring 3 whatever you find them.

user2035039 Over a year ago

Right click on project -> Run on Server (tomcat) I noticed the following error though: One or more constraints have not been satisfied (Type: Maven Java EE Configuration Problem), but I cannot get any further information.

Paweł Głowacz Over a year ago

Eclipse its one thing and runtime is other. Try to eradicate your libs from Spring 3 whatever you find them.

Paweł Głowacz Over a year ago

Updated answer. Please add this to pom.xml. And again.

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Ottoniel Domínguez González · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-10 00:57:15Z

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I solved this version problem by using an apache httpclient's newer 4.5.9 instead of 4.5.6, Maven pom shows an overiding warning.

answered Aug 10, 2019 at 0:57

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