ClassNotFoundException during deploying the EAR

[Ram Kini]

Getting the following error while trying to deploy the EAR. The jar file is included in the EAR and the class is present in the JAR file, but still encountering the error. I'm trying to deploy it in Weblogic 10.3 server.

<<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1326177338013> <BEA-149004> <Failures were detected while initiating deploy task for application 'AppEar'.> 
####<Jan 10, 2012 12:05:38 PM IST> <Warning> <Deployer> <01HW382382> <AdminServer> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '14' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1326177338013> <BEA-149078> <Stack trace for message 149004
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: className
	at weblogic.utils.classloaders.GenericClassLoader.findLocalClass(GenericClassLoader.java:283)
	at weblogic.utils.classloaders.GenericClassLoader.findClass(GenericClassLoader.java:256)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:251)
	at weblogic.utils.classloaders.GenericClassLoader.loadClass(GenericClassLoader.java:176)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:319)
	at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
	at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2427)
	at java.lang.Class.privateGetPublicMethods(Class.java:2547)
	at java.lang.Class.privateGetPublicMethods(Class.java:2563)
	at java.lang.Class.getMethods(Class.java:1410)
	at weblogic.ejb.container.ejbc.VersionHelperImpl.computeCRC(VersionHelperImpl.java:350)
	at weblogic.ejb.container.ejbc.VersionHelperImpl.makeFileHash(VersionHelperImpl.java:268)
	at weblogic.ejb.container.ejbc.VersionHelperImpl.<init>(VersionHelperImpl.java:78)
	at weblogic.ejb.container.deployer.EJBDeployer.compileIfNecessary(EJBDeployer.java:521)
	at weblogic.ejb.container.deployer.EJBDeployer.prepare(EJBDeployer.java:1154)
	at weblogic.ejb.container.deployer.EJBModule.prepare(EJBModule.java:425)
	at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.prepare(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:93)
	at weblogic.application.internal.flow.DeploymentCallbackFlow$1.next(DeploymentCallbackFlow.java:387)
	at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:37)
	at weblogic.application.internal.flow.DeploymentCallbackFlow.prepare(DeploymentCallbackFlow.java:58)
	at weblogic.application.internal.flow.DeploymentCallbackFlow.prepare(DeploymentCallbackFlow.java:42)
	at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment$1.next(BaseDeployment.java:615)
	at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:37)
	at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment.prepare(BaseDeployment.java:191)
	at weblogic.application.internal.EarDeployment.prepare(EarDeployment.java:16)
	at weblogic.application.internal.DeploymentStateChecker.prepare(DeploymentStateChecker.java:155)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.AppContainerInvoker.prepare(AppContainerInvoker.java:60)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.ActivateOperation.createAndPrepareContainer(ActivateOperation.java:197)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.ActivateOperation.doPrepare(ActivateOperation.java:89)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.AbstractOperation.prepare(AbstractOperation.java:217)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.handleDeploymentPrepare(DeploymentManager.java:723)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.prepareDeploymentList(DeploymentManager.java:1190)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.handlePrepare(DeploymentManager.java:248)
	at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentServiceDispatcher.prepare(DeploymentServiceDispatcher.java:159)
	at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.doPrepareCallback(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:157)
	at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.access$000(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:12)
	at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer$1.run(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:45)
	at weblogic.work.SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl$WorkAdapterImpl.run(SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.java:516)
	at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:201)
	at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:173)

Can anyone help me out with this??

Thanks!!

[James Boswell]

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: className


Application is looking to load a class named 'className'. I wouldn't have thought this is what you intended. Have you used a String literal instead of a variable somewhere?

[Ram Kini]

ya...i know, it is trying to load the class with the name 'className'. I haven't used a String literal instead of a variable.

[James Boswell]

Is this class not defined in a package? Also, it starts with lowercase letter, hence why I wondered if you have used a literal by accident.

[Ram Kini]

Ya that class in included in the package, and the jar is also included in the ear. And for the class name starting with lower case, its not the actual name of the class. Used a dummy name here..