Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContext

Question

I am trying to setup the Junit test with the MockMVC.

From this link - \"either must not use the Servlet API or you need to provide it on the classpath\".

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Answer 1

Class is not found at runtime but is available at compile time. You need to add the corresponding jar so that it can be found at runtime. I generally use Ivy and in Eclipse I do

Project -> Properties ->Deployment Assembly -> Add -> java Build Path Enteries -> Ivy -> Finish

There must be something similar for Maven as well.

Also you need javax.servlet-api only during compile time as the container you are using to run the server will provide the actual APIs at runtime.