Java Query

Hi AO's

Well i am new to java programming

and i was writing a new program in java servlet which is

Quote:

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// Hello.java
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;

public class Hello extends GenericServlet {
public void service(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)
throws ServletException, IOException
{
response.setContentType("text/html");
PrintWriter pw = response.getWriter();
pw.println("Hello, world!");
pw.close();
}
}

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and while compiling in CMDi got error as follows

Quote:

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C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_06\bin>javac Hello.java
Hello.java:3: package javax.servlet does not exist
import javax.servlet.*;
^
Hello.java:5: cannot find symbol
symbol: class GenericServlet
public class Hello extends GenericServlet {
^
Hello.java:6: cannot find symbol
symbol : class ServletRequest
location: class Hello
public void service(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)
^
Hello.java:6: cannot find symbol
symbol : class ServletResponse
location: class Hello
public void service(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)
^
Hello.java:7: cannot find symbol
symbol : class ServletException
location: class Hello
throws ServletException, IOException
^
5 errors

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_06\bin>

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what does this error resembles to

Am I right in thinking that javax.servlet is a Tomcat package (I get the feeling there might be different implementations)? Basically the error you're getting means that the Java compiler can't find the javax.servlet package. This means either:

1. You don't have the package, or
2. Your classpath isn't set up to include the servlet package.

If you have the first problem, go to http://tomcat.apache.org/ and download. If you have the second problem, find where the servlet package is installed and add it to your classpath. For info on setting the classpath correctly, see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/to...classpath.html.

Hope that sorts you out - just bear in mind that I'm not really a Java person, so if there's anything wrong with what I've told you, that's why.

Cheers,
ac

Hi Gothic Type,

I got the error i read alot on java site and finally i got the answer for that stupid question i asked

i am using JAVA SE which do not have the package of javax.servlet and because of which i got this error i should use Java EE

as per i am new to java and still my teacher of the class thought of teaching me javax.servlet , swing , and applets

on which i heard should be teached on the later stage after i got my hand properly on the pace of java

Thanks a lot for your answer
Gothic