Spring boot: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest.getHttpServletMapping()Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletMapping;

Question

When I run this application on built-in server or other tomcat server it gives me following error message. I am using jdk8, STS V-3.9.7. Can someone help me resolve it

Simple Springboot application with following content:

application.properties file for view mapping

    spring.mvc.view.prefix=/WEB-INF/jspViews/
    spring.mvc.view.suffix=.jsp

index.jsp

    <body>
       <h3>Application is working</h3>
     </body>

Controller class

    @Controller
    public class AppController {    
       @RequestMapping("/")
       public String indexPage() {
           return "index";
       }
    }

pom.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">

    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>  
    <groupId>com.demo</groupId>
    <artifactId>demo</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <name>ehospitalsso</name>
    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>2.1.1.RELEASE</version>
        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
    </parent>

    <properties>
        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
            <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

</project>

web.xml file

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <web-app 
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
        xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee" 
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_4_0.xsd" version="4.0">

      <display-name>demo</display-name>
      <welcome-file-list>   
        <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>    
      </welcome-file-list>
    </web-app>

Error StackTrace ::

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest.getHttpServletMapping()Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletMapping;
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationHttpRequest.setRequest(ApplicationHttpRequest.java:690) ~[catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationHttpRequest.<init>(ApplicationHttpRequest.java:114) ~[catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.wrapRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:917) ~[catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:358) ~[catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:312) ~[catalina.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:170) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:316) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1370) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.processDispatchResult(DispatcherServlet.java:1116) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1055) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:942) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1005) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:897) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:635) ~[servlet-api.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:882) ~[spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:742) ~[servlet-api.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53) ~[tomcat-websocket.jar:9.0.13-dev]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.ErrorPageFilter.doFilter(ErrorPageFilter.java:130) [spring-boot-2.1.1.RELEASE.jar:2.1.1.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.ErrorPageFilter.access$000(ErrorPageFilter.java:66) [spring-boot-2.1.1.RELEASE.jar:2.1.1.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.ErrorPageFilter$1.doFilterInternal(ErrorPageFilter.java:105) [spring-boot-2.1.1.RELEASE.jar:2.1.1.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.ErrorPageFilter.doFilter(ErrorPageFilter.java:123) [spring-boot-2.1.1.RELEASE.jar:2.1.1.RELEASE]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:200) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:199) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:490) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:139) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:668) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:74) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:343) [catalina.jar:na]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:408) [tomcat-coyote.jar:9.0.13-dev]
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66) [tomcat-coyote.jar:9.0.13-dev]
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:791) [tomcat-coyote.jar:9.0.13-dev]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1417) [tomcat-coyote.jar:9.0.13-dev]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) [tomcat-coyote.jar:9.0.13-dev]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_161]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_161]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) [tomcat-util.jar:9.0.13-dev]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.8.0_161]

Screen Sort:

Kind attend Mr.Avijit for update pox.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>2.1.1.RELEASE</version>        
    </parent>
    <groupId>com.demo</groupId>
    <artifactId>Demo_App</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <name>Demo_App</name>
    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>

    <properties>
        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>      

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

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

</project>

ServletInitializer Class

import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer;

public class ServletInitializer extends SpringBootServletInitializer {

    @Override
    protected SpringApplicationBuilder configure(SpringApplicationBuilder application) {
        return application.sources(DemoAppApplication.class);
    }

}

DemoAppApplication class

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;

@SpringBootApplication
public class DemoAppApplication {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SpringApplication.run(DemoAppApplication.class, args);
    }

}

Ramesh remove <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> this dependency and add all dependency in my answer — Avijit Barua
– Avijit Barua, Commented Jan 10, 2019 at 7:52
Try deleting the line <relativePath/>  in your pom.xml. — Bahattin Ungormus
– Bahattin Ungormus, Commented Jan 10, 2019 at 7:53

Sven Döring · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-23 06:55:41Z

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I think there is a version mismatch (possibly a Bug?) in Spring Boot.

Spring Boot 2.1.X uses Tomcat 9 which has the Servlet API v4.
But Spring Boot Web 2.1.X still incorporates Servlet API v3.1.

You should solve the problem by downgrading the spring-boot-starter-tomcat to version 2.0.X.

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
        <version>2.0.7.RELEASE</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

Edit:
It might as well work just to change the Tomcat version property.

    <properties>
        <tomcat.version>8.5.37</tomcat.version>
    <properties>

edited Jan 23, 2019 at 6:55

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 22:55

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Bampfer Over a year ago

Your first suggestion worked for me (downgraded from Spring Boot 2.1.3.RELEASE). Thanks! .. For the second option, where would those lines go?

Sven Döring Over a year ago

The tomcat.version property is a normal Maven property in your pom.xml. Just add the tomcat.version to your existing Maven properties.

Gev Over a year ago

Thanks! This resolved my problem. I think the property setting is a nicer way of mending.

Michał Maciej Gałuszka Over a year ago

Please remember that second solution (although IMHO is more elegant) will only work if your parent pom is spring-boot-starter-parent. Use the first solution if you are using different parent pom and Spring Boot is added manually to your dependencies.

David Gräßer · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-07 10:57:25Z

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I had a similar problem and the cause was the jsp-api didn't fit to the corresponding servlet-api version. As Sven Döring already mentioned Spring Boot 2.1.x uses Tomcat 9 which uses/provides Servlet API v4. For this you need jsp-api 2.3.3 otherwise you can get the NoSuchMethodError.

    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.servlet.jsp-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.3</version>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>

More info about the version matching can be found here: The ultimate Java version table (J2EE, Java EE, Servlet, JSP, JSTL) Unfortunately Tomcat 9 and Servlet-API 4 is missing in this list.

answered Feb 7, 2019 at 10:57

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well · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-20 06:01:27Z

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I'd like to add to answer of Sven Döring solution for gradle:

compile(group: 'org.springframework.boot', name: 'spring-boot-starter-web', version: springVer) {
    exclude module: "spring-boot-starter-tomcat"
}
compile(group: 'org.springframework.boot', name: 'spring-boot-starter-tomcat', version: springTomcatVer)

At this point, I set the params:

springVer='2.1.8.RELEASE'
springTomcatVer='2.0.9.RELEASE'

answered Sep 20, 2019 at 6:01

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Ibrahim · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-23 07:08:19Z

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merge your DemoAppApplication with servlet initializer as follow:

@SpringBootApplication
public class DemoAppApplication extends SpringBootServletInitializer{

public static void main(String[] args) {
    SpringApplication.run(DemoAppApplication.class, args);
}

@Override
protected SpringApplicationBuilder configure(SpringApplicationBuilder application) {
    return application.sources(DemoAppApplication.class);
}

}

or add @Configuration annotation to class that extends SpringBootServletInitializer

answered Jan 23, 2019 at 7:08

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Deepak S · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-17 10:23:11Z

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Below Fix Worked for me. Thanks Sven Döring

<properties>
        <tomcat.version>8.5.37</tomcat.version>
    <properties>

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hooknc Over a year ago

Please consider deleting your answer and then upvoting the answer your referenced: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/126180/…

dncba · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-15 03:12:45Z

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because servlet-api version not match tomcat version. if you use tomcat 9.x should check your servlet-api version over the v4 also when you use tomcat 8.x should use servlet-api v3

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Community Over a year ago

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Saman Salehi Over a year ago

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LostBuzz · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-10 21:01:20Z

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For anyone still stuck after the above suggestions:

My issue was due to including javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0 in my build.gradle file dependencies (although the same issue could occur with maven).

If you're using embedded Tomcat, the javax library is included in the tomcat-embed-core jar which is found in the maven library spring-boot-starter-tomcat. Remove the reference to javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0.

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dlin00 · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-19 15:45:09Z

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I fixed the issue by adding the servlet_api.jar to project lib path from apache-tomcat-9.0.27\lib\servlet_api.jar.

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