How to avoid getting java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory

Question

I have a NetBeans project in which I want to design jasper report, when I fill report via JasperFillManager.fillReport then I found an error message.

How can I resolve this?

I've used iReport 5.0.0 and JasperReports library 5.1.0.

my code is described below

try {
    String reportName = "./rptJobList.jasper";
    InputStream is = new FileInputStream(reportName);
    Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
    Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/js001?user=root&password=admin");
    JasperPrint jasperPrint = JasperFillManager.fillReport(is, null, con);
    JasperViewer jv = new JasperViewer(jasperPrint);
    jv.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception ex) {
}

The exception is:

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.JRLoader.(JRLoader.java:68) at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRPropertiesUtil.loadProperties(JRPropertiesUtil.java:99) at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.DefaultJasperReportsContext.initProperties(DefaultJasperReportsContext.java:94) at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.DefaultJasperReportsContext.(DefaultJasperReportsContext.java:71) at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.DefaultJasperReportsContext.(DefaultJasperReportsContext.java:59) at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperFillManager.getDefaultInstance(JasperFillManager.java:85) at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperFillManager.fillReport(JasperFillManager.java:824) at job.NewClass.jButton2ActionPerformed(NewClass.java:64) at job.NewClass.access$000(NewClass.java:21) at job.NewClass$1.actionPerformed(NewClass.java:42) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995) at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6134) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3265) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5899) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2023) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4501) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2081) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4331) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4301) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3965) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3895) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2067) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2458) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4331) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122) Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307) at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:320) ... 35 more

It would be quite helpful to know what error message you got - I see an empty catch block, you should do something in there: print it log it, you could even just put a breakpoint in the debugger and look at the message. — fvu, Jun 14 '13 at 17:36
possible duplicate of [How to get .jasper file from .jrxml](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16456033/how-to-get-jasper-file-from-jrxml) — Alex K, Jun 17 '13 at 07:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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Commons Logging needs to be added to the classpath. If you're working in a regular Netbeans project (and not in a Maven project in Netbeans) check out this SO question or this article that explain how to add libraries to a project.

If on the other hand you're working on a Maven project using Netbeans, Commons logging has to be added as a dependency. How that's done can be found here - basically it's a rightclick on the libraries node in the project tree, add dependency, enter artefact details or use the built-in search assistant to locate the correct artefact in the Maven repository.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Jun 14 '13 at 17:49

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Of course, but as JasperReports needs Commons Logging (just follow the stack trace, it will be obvious) you need to include that library as well. Commons Logging may need other libraries as well (that ifo can probably be found on their website) or just add commons logging, try again, see what's missing, and so on until your program runs. – fvu Jun 14 '13 at 22:02
I'm facing the same issue. I added commons-logging-1.1.1.jar in my netbean project. But it didn't work. – Zin Win Htet Oct 23 '14 at 15:49
@CristyYG I strongly suggest you formulate your problem into a new question, giving as much detail as possible, including the stacktrace you get, build environment, java version, etc. Although I think that my approach should lead to a solution, I must point out that the original poster never accepted the answer, so there is no way to know whether this answer is helpful. – fvu Oct 23 '14 at 21:31

How to avoid getting java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory

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