How to create a servlet in an existing package of a project

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I have a Client-Server (Client and server are seperate projects in eclipse) system setup in Eclipse(Mars) I now need to create a servlet in a new package on the client project.

when I am creating a class and trying to extend HttpServlet to it I am getting an error saying javax.servlet cannot be resolved.

When I am trying File->New->Servlet I am being able to create a new Project altogether but unable to create a servlet in the existing project.

How should I resolve the issue?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3280353/how-to-import-a-jar-in-eclipse — Mohit Kanwar, Jun 30 '15 at 15:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '15 at 15:56

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You need do set up the "Java Build Path" of your project. In eclipse, right-click on you project, "Build Path / Configure Build Path"

and there, in "Libraries" tab, you need to add a server runtime, that should contain servlet-api.jar

answered Jun 30 '15 at 15:56

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 30 '15 at 15:57

Servlets are the Java platform technology of choice for extending and enhancing Web servers. Servlets provide a component-based, platform-independent method for building Web-based applications

See :

So when you try to create a servlet, it should be a separate project....its a web project.

How to create a servlet in an existing package of a project

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