java.lang.ClassCastException: cannot be cast to javax.servlet.Servlet

Question

I have try to run this program on Tomcat 7.0v server but getting a exception java.lang.ClassCastException: bean.Customer cannot be cast to javax.servlet.Servlet throw.

Bean class

 public class Customer {

@Id
private Integer id;
@Column
private String name;
@Column
private String address;
@Column
private String city;
@Column
private String postalcode;
@Column
private String country;

public Customer() {}

public Customer(Integer id, String name, String address, String city, String postalcode, String country) {
    this.id = id;
    this.name = name;
    this.address = address;
    this.city = city;
    this.postalcode = postalcode;
    this.country = country;
}

public Integer getId() {
    return id;
}

public void setId(Integer id) {
    this.id = id;
}

public String getName() {
    return name;
}

public void setName(String name) {
    this.name = name;
}

public String getAddress() {
    return address;
}

public void setAddress(String address) {
    this.address = address;
}

public String getCity() {
    return city;
}

public void setCity(String city) {
    this.city = city;
}

public String getPostalcode() {
    return postalcode;
}

public void setPostalcode(String postalcode) {
    this.postalcode = postalcode;
}

public String getCountry() {
    return country;
}

public void setCountry(String country) {
    this.country = country;
}

}

Servlet Code

public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {
    factory = new Configuration().configure("resources/mysql.cfg.xml").buildSessionFactory();}

    protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {

    PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();

    int first = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("fr"));
    int second = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("mr"));

    Session session = factory.openSession();
    Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(Customer.class);
    List customers = criteria.list();
    Iterator it = customers.iterator();

    while (it.hasNext()) {
        Customer customer = (Customer)it.next();
        out.println(customer.getId());
        out.println(customer.getName());
        out.println(customer.getAddress());
        out.println(customer.getCountry());
        out.println(customer.getPostalcode());
        out.println("===============================");
    }

    session.close();

}

web.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app>
    <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>
    <servlet>
<servlet-name>Customer</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>bean.Customer</servlet-class>
<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>Customer</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/data</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app>

Error

java.lang.ClassCastException: bean.Customer cannot be cast to javax.servlet.Servlet
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1148)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:1087)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:5210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5493)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.reload(StandardContext.java:3988)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappLoader.backgroundProcess(WebappLoader.java:425)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.backgroundProcess(ContainerBase.java:1345)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.processChildren(ContainerBase.java:1530)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.processChildren(ContainerBase.java:1540)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.processChildren(ContainerBase.java:1540)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.run(ContainerBase.java:1519)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

please paste your whole servlet code, this seems to be only a portion — Redlab, Feb 17 '17 at 14:18
Let me guess you added your `Customer` as a servlet to your `web.xml`... — M. Deinum, Feb 17 '17 at 14:21
Thank you #M Deinum sir actually i'm adding the Servlet Class but i'm Mention the Customers class. — Ng Sharma, Feb 17 '17 at 20:21

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '17 at 14:52

3

You are telling your web container that bean.Customer is a Servlet with the directive

<servlet>
  <servlet-name>Customer</servlet-name>
  <servlet-class>bean.Customer</servlet-class>
  <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

But this class does not implement javax.servlet.Servlet. You should configure the correct servlet class in your web.xml.

answered Feb 17 '17 at 14:52

Redlab

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Ng Sharma, can you provide any more specific info on how this was resolved (i.e., what does "configure the correct servlet class" mean in this context)? – Woodchuck Dec 22 '18 at 21:55
What fixed this error for me was going into the pom.xml and setting the javax.servlet-api dependency to provided (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17799295/classcastexception-dispatcherservlet-cannot-be-cast-to-servlet). – Woodchuck Dec 22 '18 at 22:08

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 19 '19 at 02:29

3

Make sure Your Customer class implements with HttpServlet for eg. public class Customer extends HttpServlet

answered Jun 19 '19 at 02:29

Manish Patel

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It works, but your project may need to import `javax.servlet.jar`. – user3437460 Sep 11 '19 at 08:46

java.lang.ClassCastException: cannot be cast to javax.servlet.Servlet

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