org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException No bean named

[Tony Evans]

When I try to load a web page I get the following error:

rg.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'bidOfferPriceDecorator' is defined

[org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[localhost].[/].[jsp]] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-1) Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'bidOfferPriceDecorator' is defined
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanDefinition(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:355)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanFactory.java:800)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:237)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:646)
	at com.bglobal.cast.bgifunds.web.view.SpringDisplayTagDecoratorFactory.loadColumnDecorator(SpringDisplayTagDecoratorFactory.java:36)
	at org.displaytag.tags.ColumnTag.addHeaderToTable(ColumnTag.java:719)
	at org.displaytag.tags.ColumnTag.doEndTag(ColumnTag.java:636)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_display_005fcolumn_005f5(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:785)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fotherwise_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:745)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fchoose_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:633)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_display_005ftable_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:402)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fforEach_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:267)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fif_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:198)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspService(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:129)
	at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:369)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:322)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:249)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:638)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:444)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:382)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:310)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:112)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:249)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1063)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:827)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:736)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:396)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:350)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:174)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:77)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:174)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:77)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.displaytag.filter.ResponseOverrideFilter.doFilter(ResponseOverrideFilter.java:125)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at com.bglobal.cast.bgifunds.web.filter.ReturningUserFilter.doFilter(ReturningUserFilter.java:88)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:138)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:118)
	at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:52)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:190)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:92)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:598)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
2011-01-18 10:35:26,598 DEBUG [org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-1) Cleared thread-bound request context: org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade@162ffbe
2011-01-18 10:35:26,598 DEBUG [org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-1) Could not complete request
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'bidOfferPriceDecorator' is defined
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:515)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:411)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:322)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:249)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:638)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:444)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:382)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:310)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView.renderMergedOutputModel(InternalResourceView.java:112)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView.render(AbstractView.java:249)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.render(DispatcherServlet.java:1063)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:827)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:736)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:396)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:350)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:174)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:77)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:174)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:77)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.displaytag.filter.ResponseOverrideFilter.doFilter(ResponseOverrideFilter.java:125)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at com.bglobal.cast.bgifunds.web.filter.ReturningUserFilter.doFilter(ReturningUserFilter.java:88)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:138)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:118)
	at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:52)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:190)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:92)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:598)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'bidOfferPriceDecorator' is defined
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanDefinition(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:355)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanFactory.java:800)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:237)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:646)
	at com.bglobal.cast.bgifunds.web.view.SpringDisplayTagDecoratorFactory.loadColumnDecorator(SpringDisplayTagDecoratorFactory.java:36)
	at org.displaytag.tags.ColumnTag.addHeaderToTable(ColumnTag.java:719)
	at org.displaytag.tags.ColumnTag.doEndTag(ColumnTag.java:636)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_display_005fcolumn_005f5(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:785)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fotherwise_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:745)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fchoose_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:633)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_display_005ftable_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:402)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fforEach_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:267)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fif_005f0(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:198)
	at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.products.overview_005ftable_jsp._jspService(overview_005ftable_jsp.java:129)
	at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:369)

in my applicationContext I have

<bean id="bidOfferPriceDecorator" class="com.global.cast.fund.web.view.BidOfferPriceDecorator">
        <property name="footnoteManager" ref="footnoteManager" />
        <property name="priceDecorator" ref="priceDecorator" />
        <property name="exDividendKey" value="footnoteText.Exdividend" />
        <property name="divider" value=" / " />
        <property name="currencyDecorator" ref="currencyDecorator" />
    </bean>

The class com.global.cast.fund.web.view.BidOfferPriceDecorator does exist has been loaded into the WEB-INF/lib in a jar.

What else should I look for , is there a sort of check point lsit to go down when dealing with this sort of exception

[Bang Nguyen]

can you provide the full bean config xml file? maybe the position of the bean is not suitable.

[Tony Evans]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN" "http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd">

<beans>

    <!--  ================================================================== -->
    <!--  ==               Displaytag decorator beans                     == -->
    <!--  ================================================================== -->

    <bean id="priceDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.NumberDecorator">
        <property name="numberFormat" value="#,##0.00" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="investAmountDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.funds.web.view.NumberDecorator">
        <property name="numberFormat" value="#,##0" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="bidOfferPriceDecorator" class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.BidOfferPriceDecorator">
    <!--  
        <property name="footnoteManager" ref="footnoteManager" />
        <property name="priceDecorator" ref="priceDecorator" />
        <property name="exDividendKey" value="footnoteText.Exdividend" />
        <property name="divider" value=" / " />
        <property name="currencyDecorator" ref="currencyDecorator" />-->
    </bean>

    <bean id="dateDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.funds.web.view.DateDecorator">
        <property name="dateFormat" value="dd/MM/yyyy" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="currencyDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund
.web.view.CurrencyDecorator">
        <property name="currencySymbolMap">
            <map>
                <entry key="GBP" value="currencySymbol.GBP" />
                <entry key="USD" value="currencySymbol.USD" />
                <entry key="EUR" value="currencySymbol.EUR" />
            </map>
        </property>
    </bean>

    <bean id="footnoteManager"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.FootnoteManager">
        <property name="footnoteSymbolKey" value="footnoteMarkup" />
        <property name="footnoteSetAttrName" value="footnotes" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="OSDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.FootnoteDecorator">
        <property name="footnoteManager" ref="footnoteManager" />
        <property name="textValueMap">
            <map>
                <entry key="O/S" value="footnoteText.O_S" />
            </map>
        </property>
    </bean>

    <bean id="acronymDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.FootnoteDecorator">
        <property name="footnoteManager" ref="footnoteManager" />
        <property name="textValueMap">
            <map>
                <entry key="Dist" value="footnoteText.Dist" />
                <entry key="Flex" value="footnoteText.Flex" />
                <entry key="Inst" value="footnoteText.Inst" />
            </map>
        </property>
    </bean>

    <bean id="minInvDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.FootnoteDecorator">
        <property name="footnoteManager" ref="footnoteManager" />
        <property name="textValueMap">
            <map>
                <entry key="*" value="footnoteText.MinInv" />
            </map>
        </property>
    </bean>

    <bean id="nullOrEmptyDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.TextDecorator">
        <property name="emptyValue" value="nullOrEmptyValue" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="dealingCutOffDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.CutOffDecorator">
        <property name="footnoteManager" ref="footnoteManager" />
        <property name="cutOffPriorDayKey"
            value="footnoteText.DealingCutOffPriorDay" />
        <property name="cutOffSameDayKey"
            value="footnoteText.DealingCutOffSameDay" />
    </bean>

    <bean id="feeDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.RegexMatchDecorator">
        <property name="regexMap">
            <map>
                <entry key="^\d+$" value="fee.bps" />
            </map>
        </property>
    </bean>

    <bean id="pctDecorator"
        class="com.bglobal.cast.fund.web.view.PercentageDecorator">
        <property name="symbolKey" value="pctSymbol" />
        <property name="percentageFormat" value="0.00" />
    </bean>

</beans>

[Shashank Ag]

I hope you are using ServletContextLoadListener (spring class) to initialize spring container.
If so, you should watch logs closely while application startup or whenever spring container is intialized.
There must be some exception in initialization.

Also, are you using XmlBeanFactory or ClasspathApplicationContext to intialize spring container (if you are not using ServletContextLoadListener) ?
ClasspathApplicationContext is best as it intialized all beans in one go.

[Bang Nguyen]

so how did you configure web.xml for this?

[Tony Evans]

It was a build error I was loading all my context from conf/spring-conf/*_application_context.xml

The *application_context.xml with this bean defintion was under conf, wrong location. The reason it could not find the bean.