Comments on: NoClassDefFoundError: com/lowagie/text/DocumentException

By: Shihad

Shihad — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:14:44 +0000

Hi Gautam,
I am also getting the same exception-“NoClassDefFoundError: com/lowagie/text/DocumentException”
I added iText jars. I am using JDK 1.6. Can you please solve my problem.

Thanks,
Shihad

By: Rao

Rao — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:26:34 +0000

Gautam, thanks.

By: Gautam

Gautam — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:54:50 +0000

Since you are getting NoClassDefFoundError and not ClassNotFoundException, it means the JAR is there in your classpath but classloader is not able to load this class. May be due to version mismatch. Like you are using JDK1.4 and trying to use a class complied in JDK1.5 or above version. Link might help:
http://www.jroller.com/sjivan/entry/difference_between_classnotfoundexception_and_noclassdeffounderror

By: Armada

Armada — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:44:54 +0000

You are missing itext.jar in project’s build path. This jar can be downloaded from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/itext