ERROR java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.xml.bind.JAXBException

Question

I'm new in JPA, and I keep getting error like this:

Currently, I work with:

Java 8
Spring boot 2.1.4 Release
Hibernate 5.2.2 Finale
MySQL connector java 8.0.15
Gson 2.8.6

I'm seriously don't know what to do and what cause the error because, again, I'm new with JPA. Can anyone help me?

Your screenshot shows you're using Java 15, not Java 8. JAXB was removed from Java in Java 11, and now you need to add an explicit dependency. — Mark Rotteveel, Nov 25 '20 at 17:10

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '20 at 16:59

Seems you're not actually using Java 8. If you want to solve this for Java 11 or above, include these dependencies in your pom, as they're not part of the JDK anymore.

<dependency>
    <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
    <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
    <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
</dependency>

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 25 '20 at 16:56

In your error screenshot you have error regarding "java-15" path but you claim to be using java 8. I think you are actually using java 15 but don't realize it. Java 15 doesn't have that namespace.

If you intend to work with java 8, I suggest you install and use that one - that shouldn't give you the error you're now getting.

ERROR java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.xml.bind.JAXBException

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