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java code not compiling

Java code not compiling.

Error

javac -cp C:\apache-tomcat-8.5.83\lib\servlet-api.jar Search.java
Search.java:3: error: cannot find symbol
import javax.servlet.ServietException;
                    ^
  symbol:   class ServietException
  location: package javax.servlet
Search.java:7: error: cannot find symbol
throws ServletException, IOException {
       ^
  symbol:   class ServletException
  location: class Search
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I opened the servlet-api.jar file.

ServletException class is present there.

But I still get can not find symbol. What is the issue ?

How to resolve it ?

Try replacing javax. with jakarta. in your imports

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@CHEJ

What JAR do I require if I want to keep javax?

I am using java 11.0.17 2022-10-18 LTS

afaik, it's all going jakarta, so you don't want to. Did that work?

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@CHEJ

afaik, it's all going jakarta, so you don't want to. Did that work?

It did not work

Alex [***Alex140181***]

ServietException

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should read

ServletException

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It's just a typo ;-)

This has nothing (yet) to do with the transition from javax to jakarta, especially not for Apache 8.5!

It's just a typo ;-)

Hehe. Well spotted!

Alex [***Alex140181***]

Apache Tomcat based on Jakarta will come with version Tomcat 10.1.2!

Yes, I thought the version was a little early for jakarta. That's why I said "try" ;)

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@Alex [***Alex140181***]

It's just a typo

Yes. Its working now. Thanks

How did you catch it ? are you using IDE ?

I am using a Notepad only. I could not catch it even after reading couple of times !! Do you have any suggestion how to avoid such silly mistakes ?

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