SEVERE: Exception starting filter struts2 java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher

Question

I am trying to make a small login application in struts 2. My web.xml:

Answer 1

Got similar problem while starting strut2 project.

I was using the latest jars. Web.xml has version 3.0. And it does not contains the proper dispatcher in its configuration. I added the correct dispatcher filter i.e.

org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher 

instead of

org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter 

or

org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter. 

it worked greatly.