The superclass “javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet” was not found on the Java Build Path

Question

I\'m a beginner and learning spring and hibernate (utilizing maven in project)and came across this problem and got stuck here. tried finding solution but ended up no where.

Answer 1

add servlet-api jar file which is present in the lib folder under tomcat folder. You can do this as follows Project -> properties -> java build path -> under libraries click add external jars after that go to project -> clean -> build all. this worked for me.