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Eclipse Quick Tip: Resolving Error “The import javax.servlet cannot be resolved”

When you start to develop web application using Java, you may think to use Eclipse as the IDE. Assume that you have seen a good tutorial about Java servlet on the internet or read the chapter of a book discussing about web development using JSP.

You are now writing the first servlet by using the wizard provided by the IDE. However, as soon the template file is loaded on the source code editor, you encounter the infamous error “The import javax.servlet cannot be resolved” just like depicted in the figure below.

Servlet import error

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Quick Tip: Configuring Eclipse to Run for the First Time

Eclise GalileoFor Java developers, Eclipse is a convenient tool to develop software in broad range of programming languages. This tip is intended to help fellow developers who never use Eclipse before but are eager to start developing applications using Eclipse IDE.

Even though Eclipse is cross-platform, there is no guarantee that the tip provided in this post will also work for version of software and environment other than ones described below:

  • OS: Windows
  • Eclipse version: Eclipse 3.5 Galileo
  • JDK version: Java EE 6 SDK

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