java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: HandlerMethodResolver

[Frank VanOor]

I've a web application using spring 3.0.5 and Tomcat 6.0.16

The following exception occurs in the browser when trying to access the application

javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet execution threw an exception

root cause

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodResolver.<init>(Ljava/lang/Class;)V
    org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter$ServletHandlerMethodResolver.<init>(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:399)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.getMethodResolver(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:389)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.supports(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:286)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.getHandlerAdapter(DispatcherServlet.java:1096)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.getLastModified(DispatcherServlet.java:966)
    javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:686)
    javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)  

The 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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>stockdomain</groupId>
  <artifactId>stockdomain</artifactId>
  <packaging>war</packaging>
  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
  
  <build>
  <plugins>
   <plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.3.2</version>    
    <configuration>
     <source>${compileSource}</source>
     <target>${compileTarget}</target>
    </configuration>
   </plugin>
   <plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.1</version>
    <configuration>
     <descriptorRefs>
      <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
     </descriptorRefs>
    </configuration>
   </plugin>
   <plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
    <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.1</version>
    <executions>
     <execution>
     <goals>
       <goal>exec</goal>
      </goals>
     </execution>
    </executions>
    <configuration>
     <executable>maven</executable>
     <arguments>
     <argument>-Xmx 256m</argument>
     <!--
      optional <workingDirectory>/tmp</workingDirectory> 
       <argument>myproject:dist</argument>
      
     -->
     </arguments>
    </configuration>
   </plugin>
  </plugins>
 </build>     
  
  <dependencies>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
          <artifactId>mail</artifactId>
          <version>1.4.1</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.mod4j.org.apache.commons</groupId>
          <artifactId>lang</artifactId>
          <version>2.1.0</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>jfree</groupId>
          <artifactId>jfreechart</artifactId>
          <version>1.0.13</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>jfree</groupId>
          <artifactId>jcommon</artifactId>
          <version>1.0.15</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>net.htmlparser.jericho</groupId>
          <artifactId>jericho-html</artifactId>
          <version>2.5</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>displaytag</groupId>
          <artifactId>displaytag</artifactId>
          <version>1.2</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
          <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId>
          <version>2.1</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>provided</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-tomcat-weaver</artifactId>
          <version>2.5.6</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
          <version>2.5</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>provided</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
          <version>1.2</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>log4j</groupId>
          <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
          <version>1.2.16</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>postgresql</groupId>
          <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
          <version>8.3-603.jdbc3</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>provided</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
          <version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
          <version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
          <version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
          <version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>junit</groupId>
          <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
          <version>4.8.2</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
          <version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.tiles</groupId>
          <artifactId>tiles-core</artifactId>
          <version>2.2.2</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.tiles</groupId>
          <artifactId>tiles-jsp</artifactId>
          <version>2.2.2</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.tiles</groupId>
          <artifactId>tiles-api</artifactId>
          <version>2.2.2</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
          <artifactId>spring-webflow</artifactId>
          <version>1.0.6</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
  </dependencies>
  <modules>
  </modules>
</project>  

Many thanks in advance !!!

[Mark Spritzler]

Not sure why you posted the pom file.

Anyway, is there more to that stack trace. It looks like you didn't paste the entire stack trace. Look at the very bottom of your stack trace to find the root cause exception and post that please.

Thanks

Mark

[Frank VanOor]

Hi Mark, thanks for reply. The full stacktrace is in the log file localhost.2011-06-07.log in the directory logs from tomcat.

07-Jun-2011 08:32:56 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet springapp threw exception
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodResolver.<init>(Ljava/lang/Class;)V
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter$ServletHandlerMethodResolver.<init>(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:399)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.getMethodResolver(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:389)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.supports(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:286)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.getHandlerAdapter(DispatcherServlet.java:1096)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.getLastModified(DispatcherServlet.java:966)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:686)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

[Joachim Rohde]

You are facing some version-clashes.
Try to exclude the spring-context dependency from spring-tomcat-weaver:

          <dependency>  
              <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>  
              <artifactId>spring-tomcat-weaver</artifactId>  
              <version>2.5.6</version>  
              <type>jar</type>  
              <scope>compile</scope>
               <exclusions>
                    <exclusion>
                         <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
                         <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                    </exclusion>
               </exclusions>
          </dependency>  

and use the current version of webflow (if possible):

          <dependency>  
              <groupId>org.springframework.webflow</groupId>  
              <artifactId>spring-webflow</artifactId>  
              <version>2.3.0.RELEASE</version>  
              <type>jar</type>  
              <scope>compile</scope>  
          </dependency>  

Maybe there are more clashes but those are the ones I could spot.

[Frank VanOor]

Hi Joachim , thanks for suggestion.

I removed spring-tomcat-weaver , it compiled fine but still have the same exception.

I didn't find version 2.3.0 of spring-webflow. The version I found is 1.0.6. I added this version, but still same exception.

[Mark Spritzler]

Frank VanOor wrote:Hi Joachim , thanks for suggestion.

I removed spring-tomcat-weaver , it compiled fine but still have the same exception.

I didn't find version 2.3.0 of spring-webflow. The version I found is 1.0.6. I added this version, but still same exception.

When you build, in your target directory, what are the third party jars that get packaged with your application. Look at them and tell us if you see any duplicates with different version numbers.

Mark

[Joachim Rohde]

Have you considered that the groupId changed for the new SpringWebFlow versions?
But as Mark mentioned: it would be best to have a look in your target directory for duplicates.

[Frank VanOor]

H Mark,

You were right !!! I looked into the Target directory and indeed, lots of Spring 2.5.6 jars were still sitting there. I did a maven clean which removes the content of Target, made a new build, deploy and the Exception isn't happening anymore.

Many many thanks !!!

[Mark Spritzler]

Frank VanOor wrote:H Mark,

You were right !!! I looked into the Target directory and indeed, lots of Spring 2.5.6 jars were still sitting there. I did a maven clean which removes the content of Target, made a new build, deploy and the Exception isn't happening anymore.

Many many thanks !!!

It was definitely a team effort.

Mark