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ClassCastException when running portlet

 
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Hello:

I sucessfully deployed my portlet. In the admin app for Pluto, the portlet shows a stack trace. The complete stack trace is at the bottom. I will show the Caused By here:

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: pluto2.ChangeCasePortlet[/B]
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletServlet.init(PortletServlet.java:111)
at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:757)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:574)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:499)
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.invoke(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:167)
... 52 more

Here is my portlet class:

import java.io.*;
import javax.portlet.*;

public class ChangeCasePortlet extends GenericPortlet {

private static String VIEW_JSP = "/view.jsp";

protected void doView(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response)
throws PortletException, IOException {
response.setContentType(request.getResponseContentType());
PortletContext context = getPortletConfig().getPortletContext();
context.getRequestDispatcher(VIEW_JSP).include(request, response);
}

public void processAction(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response)
throws PortletException, java.io.IOException {
String newCase = request.getParameter("case");
String textBox = request.getParameter("textBox");
String errorMessage = null;

boolean isUpperCase = true;
if ((newCase!=null) && (newCase.equals(ChangeCaseConstants.LOWER_CASE)))
isUpperCase = false;
else if ((newCase == null) || (newCase==ChangeCaseConstants.UPPER_CASE))
errorMessage = "Error no case selected! Select a case.";
if (textBox !=null) {
if (isUpperCase)
textBox = textBox.toUpperCase();
else
textBox = textBox.toLowerCase();
response.setRenderParameter("textBox", textBox);
} else
errorMessage = "Error, text in the text box is invalid";
response.setRenderParameter("case", Boolean.toString(isUpperCase));
if (errorMessage != null) {
response.setRenderParameter("errorMessage",errorMessage);
}

}

}


Anybody know what this might mean?


The complete stack trace:

javax.portlet.PortletException
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.invoke(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:191)
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.render(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:101)
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletContainerImpl.doRender(PortletContainerImpl.java:173)
at org.apache.pluto.driver.tags.PortletTag.doStartTag(PortletTag.java:152)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.portlet_002dskin_jsp._jspx_meth_pluto_portlet_0(portlet_002dskin_jsp.java:101)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.portlet_002dskin_jsp._jspService(portlet_002dskin_jsp.java:76)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:334)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:574)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:499)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:966)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspx_meth_c_forEach_2(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:539)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspx_meth_c_otherwise_0(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:427)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspx_meth_c_choose_0(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:287)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspService(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:147)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:334)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:463)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:398)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)
at org.apache.pluto.driver.PortalDriverServlet.doGet(PortalDriverServlet.java:142)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:689)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:524)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn.invoke(SingleSignOn.java:419)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: pluto2.ChangeCasePortlet
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletServlet.init(PortletServlet.java:111)
at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:757)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:574)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:499)
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.invoke(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:167)
... 52 more

Nested Exception is java.lang.ClassCastException: pluto2.ChangeCasePortlet
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletServlet.init(PortletServlet.java:111)
at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:211)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:757)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:574)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:499)
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.invoke(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:167)
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.render(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:101)
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletContainerImpl.doRender(PortletContainerImpl.java:173)
at org.apache.pluto.driver.tags.PortletTag.doStartTag(PortletTag.java:152)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.portlet_002dskin_jsp._jspx_meth_pluto_portlet_0(portlet_002dskin_jsp.java:101)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.portlet_002dskin_jsp._jspService(portlet_002dskin_jsp.java:76)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:334)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:574)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:499)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:966)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspx_meth_c_forEach_2(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:539)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspx_meth_c_otherwise_0(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:427)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspx_meth_c_choose_0(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:287)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp._jspService(pluto_002ddefault_002dtheme_jsp.java:147)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:334)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:463)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:398)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)
at org.apache.pluto.driver.PortalDriverServlet.doGet(PortalDriverServlet.java:142)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:689)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:524)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn.invoke(SingleSignOn.java:419)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
 
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Figured this one out, too. The portlet api jar was both in my deployed web app and in server/lib in Tomcat (well, Pluto). It didn't like that.
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