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ClassCastException: org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet cannot be cast to javax.servlet.Servlet

 
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hi
I am trying implement struts program using jboss server and eclipse ide
while starting the server i am getting following error stack

16:16:59,500 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[localhost].[/CSWeb]] Servlet /CSWeb threw load() exception: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet cannot be cast to javax.servlet.Servlet
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1162) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:1108) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3628) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3851) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.deployers.TomcatDeployment.performDeployInternal(TomcatDeployment.java:294) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.deployers.TomcatDeployment.performDeploy(TomcatDeployment.java:146) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.web.deployers.AbstractWarDeployment.start(AbstractWarDeployment.java:477) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.web.deployers.WebModule.startModule(WebModule.java:118) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.web.deployers.WebModule.start(WebModule.java:95) [:6.0.0.Final]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [:1.6.0]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:157) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:96) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:271) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:670) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceProxy.java:206) [:2.2.0.GA]
at $Proxy41.start(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.StartStopLifecycleAction.installAction(StartStopLifecycleAction.java:53) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.StartStopLifecycleAction.installAction(StartStopLifecycleAction.java:41) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.SimpleControllerContextAction.simpleInstallAction(SimpleControllerContextAction.java:62) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.AccessControllerContextAction.install(AccessControllerContextAction.java:71) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(AbstractControllerContextActions.java:51) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:379) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.system.microcontainer.ServiceControllerContext.install(ServiceControllerContext.java:301) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:2044) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:1083) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.executeOrIncrementStateDirectly(AbstractController.java:1322) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1246) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1139) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:894) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:641) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.vfs.deployer.kernel.BeanMetaDataDeployer.deploy(BeanMetaDataDeployer.java:182) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.vfs.deployer.kernel.BeanMetaDataDeployer.deploy(BeanMetaDataDeployer.java:58) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.spi.deployer.helpers.AbstractSimpleRealDeployer.internalDeploy(AbstractSimpleRealDeployer.java:62) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.spi.deployer.helpers.AbstractRealDeployer.deploy(AbstractRealDeployer.java:55) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployerWrapper.deploy(DeployerWrapper.java:179) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.doDeploy(DeployersImpl.java:1832) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.doInstallParentFirst(DeployersImpl.java:1550) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.doInstallParentFirst(DeployersImpl.java:1571) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.doInstallParentFirst(DeployersImpl.java:1603) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.install(DeployersImpl.java:1491) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:379) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:2044) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:1083) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.executeOrIncrementStateDirectly(AbstractController.java:1322) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1246) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1139) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:939) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:654) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.change(DeployersImpl.java:1983) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.process(DeployersImpl.java:1076) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.main.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDeployerImpl.java:679) [:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.deployers.MainDeployerPlugin.process(MainDeployerPlugin.java:106) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileControllerContext$DelegateDeployer.process(ProfileControllerContext.java:143) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileDeployAction.deploy(ProfileDeployAction.java:151) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileDeployAction.installActionInternal(ProfileDeployAction.java:94) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.InstallsAwareAction.installAction(InstallsAwareAction.java:54) [jboss-kernel.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.InstallsAwareAction.installAction(InstallsAwareAction.java:42) [jboss-kernel.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.SimpleControllerContextAction.simpleInstallAction(SimpleControllerContextAction.java:62) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.AccessControllerContextAction.install(AccessControllerContextAction.java:71) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(AbstractControllerContextActions.java:51) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:379) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:2044) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:1083) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.executeOrIncrementStateDirectly(AbstractController.java:1322) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1246) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1139) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:939) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:654) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]
at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileActivationWrapper$BasicProfileActivation.start(ProfileActivationWrapper.java:190) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileActivationWrapper.start(ProfileActivationWrapper.java:87) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileActivationService.activateProfile(ProfileActivationService.java:215) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileActivationService.activate(ProfileActivationService.java:159) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.profileservice.AbstractProfileService.activateProfile(AbstractProfileService.java:154) [:0.2.2]
at org.jboss.system.tools.ProfileServiceToolsFacade.addURI(ProfileServiceToolsFacade.java:233) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.system.tools.LegacyDeploymentScannerAdapter.addURL(LegacyDeploymentScannerAdapter.java:140) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.system.tools.DeploymentScanner.addURL(DeploymentScanner.java:91) [:6.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.system.tools.DeploymentScanner.addURL(DeploymentScanner.java:83) [:6.0.0.Final]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [:1.6.0]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:157) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:96) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:271) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:670) [:6.0.0.GA]
at org.jboss.system.server.jmx.MBeanServerWrapper.invoke(MBeanServerWrapper.java:138) [:6.0.0.Final (Build SVNTag:JBoss_6.0.0.Final date: 20101228)]
at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doOperation(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.access$200(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl$PrivilegedOperation.run(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doPrivilegedOperation(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [:1.6.0]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [:1.6.0]
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [:1.6.0]

thanks in advance.
 
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I suspect that your WAR file includes the servlet API JAR file in WEB-INF/lib. If so, remove it.
 
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Peter Johnson wrote:I suspect that your WAR file includes the servlet API JAR file in WEB-INF/lib. If so, remove it.


hi peter ,
thanks for your reply
I am using j2ee.jar file but when i am removing it ide showing error so can you tell me what are jar file required to be added or removed
here are the list jar files i am using
==> antlr-2.7.2.jar
commons-beanutils-1.7.0.jar
commons-chain-1.1.jar
commons-digester-1.8.jar
commons-fileupload-1.1.1.jar
commons-io-1.1.jar
commons-logging-1.0.4.jar
commons-validator-1.3.1.jar
j2ee.jar
oro-2.0.8.jar
standard-1.0.2.jar
struts-core-1.3.8.jar
struts-el-1.3.8.jar
struts-extras-1.3.8.jar
struts-faces-1.3.8.jar
struts-mailreader-dao-1.3.8.jar
struts-scripting-1.3.8.jar
struts-taglib-1.3.8.jar
struts-tiles-1.3.8.jar

thanks in advance
 
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The build-time classpath used by the IDE has nothing to do with the runtime classpath used by the server; you would do well to keep those separate.

I'm surprised JBoss would get confused over this, though - Tomcat knows not load javax.servlet classes that are part of individual web apps.
 
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hi
Here I found out how the exception is coming but can't resolve it
First i don't have common-digester.jar in my project this time i am having error like
exception: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/digester/RuleSet
...............................

and next i placed common-digester.jar then i am the above error which i actually posted
i.e ClassCastException: org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet cannot be cast to javax.servlet.Servlet
........................................
please help on this .

regards
naresh kumar
 
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Your question has become an Eclipse question. What you need to know is how to include a JAR file in your Eclipse build path so that Eclipse can compile your code, but how to prevent Eclipse from packaging that JAR within your web application when you need to deploy it to the application server. Personally, I rarely use Eclipse to build or package my applications (I use Ant or Maven), so I can't tell you how to accomplish this (without first doing some research on this topic myself). Perhaps someone on the Eclipse forum will know. I'll cross-link you post to that forum.
 
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