java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [applicationContext.xml] cannot be opened because it does not exist.

Problem: IOException parsing XML document from class path resource [applicationContext.xml]; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [applicationContext.xml] cannot be opened because it does not exist.

Cause: Wrong path is set in web.xml (clsspath:applicationContext.xml).

Solution: Set the correct path in web.xml.

web.xml

<servlet> <servlet-name>helloservice</servlet-name> <servlet-class>org.springframework.ws.transport.http.MessageDispatcherServlet</servlet-class> <init-param> <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name> <param-value>WEB-INF/spring/applicationContext.xml</param-value> </init-param> </servlet>