slf4j & log4j2 maven setup query

Question

I am using log4j2 and slf4j in my project & using maven for the build. I am using the following pom file (releveant dependencies shown only) but I am getting the error

Answer 1

I think your first pom.xml is correct, (dependency is correct), maybe config file location is wrong

pom.xml

      
        org.slf4j
        slf4j-api
        1.7.25
    
    
        org.apache.logging.log4j
        log4j-api
        2.7
    
    
        org.apache.logging.log4j
        log4j-core
        2.7