Getting exception while instantiating servlet class

[indu yeturu]

Hi,

am new to log4j and try to use it in one starting Testing Servlet.
I created log4j.properties in WEB-INF/classes and placed the all the required jars correctly.

When I try to run my servlet with this code

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(X.class);

am getting the exception --->>>
"javax.servlet.ServletException: Error instantiating servlet class X"

and rootcause --->>>>
"java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/log4j/Logger"

can you please help me how to resolve it??

thanks
indu

[Martijn Verburg]

Hi Indu,

It's basically saying that it can't find the log4j classes on the CLASSPATH, do you have log4j-<version>.jar somewhere on the CLASSPATH?

[indu yeturu]

yes, Martijn I added all the required jars in classpath...
still getting the same exception..
thanks
indu

[Jaikiran Pai]

This looks like a web application. How did you add that jar to the classpath?

[indu yeturu]

thanks for all who responded to me..
It has solved...
indu

[Martijn Verburg]

Hi Indu,

Can you post here how you solved it? It will help others that have the same problem! Oh and well done!

[indu yeturu]

Hi Martijn,

At first what your observation was correct. You advised me to check classpath properly. I added log4j(..).jar in project level WEB-INF/lib...
and thought it is enough. But after adding log4j(..).jar in commons/lib under the Tomcat-home ,then it started to find that jar. My first web application with log4j is working fine now.


thanks
indu