Access extended class in JSP.

I am reading <<JSP weekend crash course>>. Following is a example in the book.
FruitMap.java
public class FruitMap extends java.util.HashMap{}
I saved FruitMap.java file <tomcat-install>\webapps\ROOT\Web-Inf\classes and executed javac FruitMap.java command.
FruitMap.class was created succussfuly.
I stop and restart the Tomcat server.
The jsp file fruitPrice.jsp is following:(only first a few lines pertain to my question).
<%@ page import="java.util.*" %>
<%
String selectedFruit = request.getParameter("selectedFruit");
if (selectedFruit == null) {
selectedFruit = "apples";
%>
<jsp:useBean id="fruitList" class ="FruitMap">
<%
fruitList.put("apples","2.99");
fruitList.put("oranges","2.59");
fruitList.put("plums","3.99");
%>
</jsp:useBean>
<html>
<head>
<title>Fruit Price Calculation</title>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">
price = parseFloat(<%=fruitList.get(selectedFruit)%>);
function submitForm() {
document.fruitForm.submit();
function roundNumber(number, digits){
return Math.round(number*Math.pow(10,digits))/Math.pow(10,digits);
function calcTotal() {
document.fruitForm.total.value = roundNumber(price*parseInt(document.fruitForm.quantity.value),2);
</SCRIPT>
</head>
<body onload="calcTotal()">
<h1>Fruit Price Calculation</h1>
To change the fruit, select a different fruit from the list.<br>
To calculate the total price for the fruit you select, enter the number of pounds you would like, and hit the tab key on your keyboard.
<form method="POST" name="fruitForm">
<table border="1" cellpadding="3">
<tr align="left" valign="top">
<th bgcolor="#c0c0c0">Fruit Type</th>
<td>
<select name="selectedFruit" onchange="submitForm();">
<%
Iterator fruitNames = fruitList.keySet().iterator();
while (fruitNames.hasNext()) {
String newFruit = (String)fruitNames.next();
out.print("<option value='" + newFruit + "' ");
if (selectedFruit.equals(newFruit)){
out.print(" Selected ");
out.print(">" + newFruit);
%>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th bgcolor="#c0c0c0"">Price($):</th>
<td><input type="text" size="15" name="price" disabled readonly value="<%= fruitList.get(selectedFruit) %>"</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th bgcolor="#c0c0c0">Pounds:</th>
<td><input type="text" size="15" name="quantity" value="1" onchange="calcTotal();"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th bgcolor="#c0c0c0">Total($): </th>
<td><input type="text" size="15" name="total" disabled readonly value="" ></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
When run the page by enter http://localhost:8080/fruitPrice.jsp
I got these errors:
Error: 500
Location: /fruitPrice.jsp
Internal Servlet Error:
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSPC:\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3\work\localhost_8080\_0002ffruitPrice_0002ejspfruitPrice_jsp_0.java:75: Class java.util.HashMap not found in cast.
fruitList= (FruitMap)
^
C:\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3\work\localhost_8080\_0002ffruitPrice_0002ejspfruitPrice_jsp_0.java:75: Invalid cast from java.lang.Object to FruitMap.
fruitList= (FruitMap)
^
C:\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3\work\localhost_8080\_0002ffruitPrice_0002ejspfruitPrice_jsp_0.java:80: Class java.util.HashMap not found in cast.
fruitList = (FruitMap) Beans.instantiate(this.getClass().getClassLoader(), "FruitMap");
^
C:\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3\work\localhost_8080\_0002ffruitPrice_0002ejspfruitPrice_jsp_0.java:80: Invalid cast from java.lang.Object to FruitMap.
fruitList = (FruitMap) Beans.instantiate(this.getClass().getClassLoader(), "FruitMap");
^
Why the FruitMap class is not recognized? I am using Tomcat 3.2.3 .

Hi silverbullet,
U haven't imported the class FruitMap at the top of the JSP, import it and I think it should work.
eg ..
if FruitMap class has the default package then
<%@ page import="FruitMap" %>
And another thing, just for sharing........u don't have to import java.lang.* and java.util.* in JSP, they are imported by default..........
Chandan.

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4.1\webapps\HRM\WEB-INF\classes\core\data\UserPassword.class
class file contains wrong class: data.UserPassword
Please remove or make sure it appears in the correct subdirectory of the classpath.
import core.data.UserPassword;
^
1 error
Are there any mistakes? If so tell me where is it and how to change them.Please help.

I try it that way, but it don't compile.
Error:core\data\UserPassword.java:package javax.servlet does not exist
import javax.servlet.*;
core\data\UserPassword.java:package javax.servlet.http does not exist
import javax.servlet.http.*;
So,I comment them only in the UserPassword.java file,and compile it again.
Then it compile well.I goto the directory to get the .class files.
But there is only UserPassword.class inside the data folder. There is not
UserAccManager.class in the core folder.
Then I try this way,I put my 2 java files in to a new folder,
F:\SystemName\com
When I try it that way, but it don't compile.
javac -classpath . -d . com\*.javaError:com\UserPassword.java:package javax.servlet does not exist
import javax.servlet.*;
com\UserPassword.java:package javax.servlet.http does not exist
import javax.servlet.http.*;
So,I comment them only in the UserPassword.java file,and compile it again.
Now both are compiling well.There was 2 class files.
I put them in to the WEB-INF/classes/com directory.
Start the server.But it gave errors:
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:68: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable empno
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
if(UserPassword.verifyEmpno(empno)){
                            ^
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:69: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable username
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
     if(UserAccManager.verifyUsername(username)){
                                         ^
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:69: non-static method
verifyUsername(java.lang.String) cannot be referenced from a static context
     if(UserAccManager.verifyUsername(username)){
                         ^
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable empno
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                            ^
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable username
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                                   ^
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable password
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                                            ^
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable level
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                                                     ^
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: non-static method
createAcc(int,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,int) cannot be referenced from a static
context
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                 ^
8 errorsTo solve the problem non-static method,I goto the UserAccManager.java file and do these
things.
package com;
import java.io.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.sql.*;
//import javax.servlet.*;               //otherwise it tells an error.(package
                              //javax.servlet does not exist)
//import javax.servlet.http.*;
public class UserAccManager {
   private static final String DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
   private static final String URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/superfine";
   private static Connection connection;
   private static PreparedStatement pstmt1;
    private static PreparedStatement pstmt2;
      private static PreparedStatement pstmt3;
   private UserAccManager() {
   // Initializes the connection and statements
   private static void initConnection() {
         //same
   // Closes the connection and statements
   // Method to be called by main class when finished with DB
   public static void closeConnection() {
     //same
   public static boolean verifyEmpno(int empno) {
      // same.
   public static boolean verifyUsername(String username) {
     //same.
     public static boolean createAcc(int empno, String username, String password, int
level){
          //same
package com;
import java.io.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.sql.*;
//import javax.servlet.*;
//import javax.servlet.http.*;
public class UserPassword {
     // same
Again compile those files and put .class filses into the WEB-INF/classes/com directory.
When i submits the data via the form it generates an error:
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /CreateAcc.jsp
Generated servlet error:
    [javac] Compiling 1 source file
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:68: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable empno
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
if(UserAccManager.verifyEmpno(empno)){
                              ^
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /CreateAcc.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:69: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable username
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
     if(UserAccManager.verifyUsername(username)){
                                         ^
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /CreateAcc.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable empno
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                            ^
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /CreateAcc.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable username
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                                   ^
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /CreateAcc.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable password
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                                            ^
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /CreateAcc.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Tomcat
4.1\work\Standalone\localhost\HRM\CreateAcc_jsp.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable level
location: class org.apache.jsp.CreateAcc_jsp
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
                                                                     ^
6 errorshere is the CreateAcc.jsp file
<%@ page language="java" %>
<%@ page import="com.UserAccManager" %>
<%@ page import="com.UserPassword" %>
<jsp:useBean id="userPassword" class="com.UserPassword" scope="request"/>
<jsp:setProperty name="userPassword" property="*" />
<%
String nextPage ="MainForm.jsp";
if(UserAccManager.verifyEmpno(empno)){
     if(UserAccManager.verifyUsername(username)){
          if(UserAccManager.createAcc(empno, username,password,level)) nextPage
="MsgAcc.jsp";
      }else{
           nextPage="UserNameExist.jsp";
      else{
          nextPage="UserAccError.jsp";
%>
<jsp:forward page="<%=nextPage%>"/>Please, anyone know how to send these parameters to the java file.
Thanks.

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Hi,
I want to execute a JAVA class through a JSP. For this I am using following code ....
JSP (AAA.jsp) CODE ............
try
String[] cmd = new String[3];
cmd[0] = "cmd.exe" ;
cmd[1] = "/C" ;
cmd[2] = "java -DPeBS_CONFIG_HOME=D:/CASLIntegration/PeBS/srcvob/PeBS/config Service_Statement_Application 22/May/2001 22/May/2003";
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
System.out.println("Execing " + cmd[0] + " " + cmd[1] + " " + cmd[2]);
Process proc = rt.exec(cmd);
// any error message?
StreamGobbler errorGobbler = new StreamGobbler(proc.getErrorStream(), "ERROR");
// any output?
StreamGobbler outputGobbler = new StreamGobbler(proc.getInputStream(), "OUTPUT");
// kick them off
errorGobbler.start();
outputGobbler.start();
// any error???
int exitVal = proc.waitFor();
System.out.println("ExitValue: " + exitVal);
catch (Throwable t)
t.printStackTrace();
StreamGobbler THread class Code ..........
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class StreamGobbler extends Thread
InputStream is;
String type;
StreamGobbler(InputStream is, String type)
this.is = is;
this.type = type;
public void run()
try
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
String line=null;
while ( (line = br.readLine()) != null)
System.out.println(type + ">" + line);
} catch (IOException ioe)
ioe.printStackTrace();
I have successfully compiled and placed the class file for the above class in JSP's servlet engine. However, when I execute the JSP through explorer Web Browser, I get following compile time error:
An error occurred between lines: 36 and 86 in the jsp file: /casl/LocalApp/VehicleServiceStmt/AAA.jsp
Generated servlet error:
D:\Tomcat\work\localhost\_\casl\LocalApp\VehicleServiceStmt\AAA$jsp.java:118: No constructor matching StreamGobbler(java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String) found in class StreamGobbler.
StreamGobbler errorGobbler = new StreamGobbler(proc.getErrorStream(), "ERROR");
^
An error occurred between lines: 36 and 86 in the jsp file: /casl/LocalApp/VehicleServiceStmt/AAA.jsp
Generated servlet error:
D:\Tomcat\work\localhost\_\casl\LocalApp\VehicleServiceStmt\AAA$jsp.java:121: No constructor matching StreamGobbler(java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String) found in class StreamGobbler.
StreamGobbler outputGobbler = new StreamGobbler(proc.getInputStream(), "OUTPUT");
I am unable to determine the reason of why the constructor which exists in the StreamGobbler Class is not recevied in JSP. If I try to write the same code in JSP as a JAVA class, keeping StreamGobler class same, the programme executes successfully.
Please help me find solution to this at the earliest. Thanks in advance,
Prachi

Thanks,
I got it working by making the constructor Public.
-Prachi

Unable to compile class for JSP. apache-tomcat-6. What could be wrong?

Hello, I am new to JSP and I am trying a very basic jsp and class file on Windows XP. I get the Unable to compile class for JSP.
Steps that I have done:
javac ch06_01.java , placed the ch06_01.class under
C:\Apps\apache-tomcat-6.0.16\webapps\ch06\WEB-INF\classes
Then grabbed the ch06_02.jsp and placed it under
C:\Apps\apache-tomcat-6.0.16\webapps\ch06\
When I run it (by placing this into Explorer or Firefox URL
http://localhost:8080/ch06/ch06_02.jsp) I get the error further
below. Things I have done and made sure they are in place are:
set up JAVA_HOME to C:\Apps\jdk1.6.0_06
Using CATALINA_BASE: C:\Apps\apache-tomcat-6.0.16
Using CATALINA_HOME: C:\Apps\apache-tomcat-6.0.16
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: C:\Apps\apache-tomcat-6.0.16\temp
Using JRE_HOME: C:\Apps\jre1.6.0_06
I did a google on the error and I found people saying to place the
tools.jar from the jsk into the lib directory under CATALINA_HOME. But
the examples still don't work. What step could I be missing? Your help is greatly
appreciated.
This is the simple jsp file:
<%@ page import="ch06_01" %>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Using a JavaBean</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Using a JavaBean</H1>
<% ch06_01 messager = new ch06_01(); %>
The message is: <%= messager.msg() %>
</BODY>
</HTML>
this is the simple ch6_01 java file:
public class ch06_01
public ch06_01()
public String msg()
return "Hello from JSP!";
HTTP Status 500 -
type Exception report
message
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented
it from fulfilling this request.
exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP:
An error occurred at line: 6 in the generated java file
The import ch06_01 cannot be resolved
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /ch06_02.jsp
ch06_01 cannot be resolved to a type
6: <BODY>
7: <H1>Using a JavaBean</H1>
8:
9: <% ch06_01 messager = new ch06_01(); %>
10:
11: The message is: <%= messager.msg() %>
12:
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /ch06_02.jsp
ch06_01 cannot be resolved to a type
6: <BODY>
7: <H1>Using a JavaBean</H1>
8:
9: <% ch06_01 messager = new ch06_01(); %>
10:
11: The message is: <%= messager.msg() %>
12:
Stacktrace:
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:92)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:330)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:423)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:316)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:294)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:281)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:566)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:317)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:337)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
Edited by: indikon1 on Jun 12, 2008 1:18 PM
I just updated the directories of the variables to reflect the current status of my system.

What is wrong is that you are using an "old" jsp tutorial :-)
Since Java 1.4, JSPs have been unable to access classes in the "default" package.
What you need to do:
Put the java class ch06_01 in a package.
Steps to do this
- Edit ch06_01 and add the following to the very top of the file (without the quotes): "package mypackage;"
- create a folder "mypackage"
- move ch06_01.java into that folder
- compile that class (now in the mypackage package)
- place ch06_01.class under C:\Apps\apache-tomcat-6.0.16\webapps\ch06\WEB-INF\classes\mypackage
In your jsp:
<%@ page import="mypackage.ch06_01" %>
I would suggest using a more up-to-date tutorial that uses JSTL.
Take a look at this [Apache Tomcat tutorial|http://www.coreservlets.com/Apache-Tomcat-Tutorial/index.html]

Unable to compil class for jsp

error is
HTTP Status 500 -
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP:
An error occurred at line: 6 in the generated java file
Syntax error on token ".", Identifier expected after this token
An error occurred at line: 7 in the generated java file
Syntax error on token ".", Identifier expected after this token
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /travel/issue.jsp
LibraryStudent cannot be resolved to a type
6: <BODY>
7: <H1>issue books</H1>
8: <CENTER>
9: <jsp:useBean id="student"
10: type="LibraryStudent"
11: scope="session" />
12: student name:
An error occurred at line: 9 in the jsp file: /travel/issue.jsp
LibraryStudent cannot be resolved to a type
6: <BODY>
7: <H1>issue books</H1>
8: <CENTER>
9: <jsp:useBean id="student"
10: type="LibraryStudent"
11: scope="session" />
12: student name:
An error occurred at line: 13 in the jsp file: /travel/issue.jsp
LibraryStudent cannot be resolved to a type
10: type="LibraryStudent"
11: scope="session" />
12: student name:
13: <jsp:getProperty name="student" property="studentName" />
14:
15: book name:
16: <jsp:getProperty name="student" property="bookName" />
An error occurred at line: 16 in the jsp file: /travel/issue.jsp
LibraryStudent cannot be resolved to a type
13: <jsp:getProperty name="student" property="studentName" />
14:
15: book name:
16: <jsp:getProperty name="student" property="bookName" />
17:
18: <jsp:getProperty name="student"
19: property="issueData" />
An error occurred at line: 18 in the jsp file: /travel/issue.jsp
LibraryStudent cannot be resolved to a type
15: book name:
16: <jsp:getProperty name="student" property="bookName" />
17:
18: <jsp:getProperty name="student"
19: property="issueData" />
20: </FORM>
21: </CENTER>LibraryStudent.java is
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
public class LibraryStudent {
private String emailAddress, s,password, sname,bname;
private String date,value;
public String getStudentName() {
return(sname);
public void setStudentName(String sname) {
this.sname = sname;
public String getEmailAddress() {
return(emailAddress);
public void setEmailAddress(String emailAddress) {
this.emailAddress = emailAddress;
public String getPassword() {
return(password);
public void setPassword(String password) {
this.password = password;
public String getBookName() {
return(bname);
public void setBookName(String bname) {
this.bname = bname;
public String getDate() {
return(date);
public void setDate(String date) {
this.date = date;
public String getIssueData() //method that create connection withh database
throws ServletException,IOException{
try{
getDate();                   //and add a entry in database
getBookName();
getStudentName();
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:db2");
Statement st=con.createStatement();
String sql =
    "insert into table1 (bookname,studentname,date) values(bname,sname,date)";
st.executeUpdate(sql);
System.out.println(sql);
String s= "your book has been issued ";
return(s);
catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
return "failed";
public String getSumbitData()
throws ServletException,IOException{
try
getBookName();
getStudentName();
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:db2");
Statement st=con.createStatement();
String sql =
    "delete from db2 where bookname='bname' and studentname=sname";
st.executeUpdate(sql);
System.out.println(sql);
String s="your book has been sumbitted ";
return(s) ;
catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
return "failed";
public static int findStudent    //to validate customer
(String emailAddress,
String password) throws ServletException,IOException{
try
if (emailAddress == null) {
return(0);
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:user");
Statement st=con.createStatement();
String sql="select * from user where name='"+emailAddress+"' and password='"+password+"'";
System.out.println(sql);
ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery(sql);
if(rs.next())
return(1);
else
return(0);
}catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
return (0);}
to be continued.............

and Library.java is import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
public class Library extends HttpServlet {
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
throws ServletException, IOException {
String emailAddress = request.getParameter("emailAddress");//use to email&pass
String password = request.getParameter("password");//from html page
LibraryStudent student = new LibraryStudent();//Make a student Object
int a=LibraryStudent.findStudent(emailAddress, password);//to validate student
if (a==0) {
gotoPage("/library/accounts.jsp", request, response);
else
student.setStudentName(request.getParameter("sname"));//use to sent other textbox
student.setBookName(request.getParameter("bname"));//data in librarystudent
student.setDate(request.getParameter("date"));//class after validation
HttpSession session = request.getSession(true);
session.putValue("student", student);
//for moving different page
if (request.getParameter("issue") != null) {
gotoPage("/travel/issue.jsp",
request, response);
} else if (request.getParameter("sumbit") != null) {
gotoPage("/travel/sumbit.jsp",
request, response);
} else if (request.getParameter("search") != null) {
gotoPage("/travel/search.jsp",
request, response);
} else if (request.getParameter("account") != null) {
gotoPage("/travel/EditAccounts.jsp",
request, response);
} else {
gotoPage("/travel/IllegalRequest.jsp",
request, response);
private void gotoPage(String address,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
throws ServletException, IOException {
RequestDispatcher dispatcher =
getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher(address);
dispatcher.forward(request, response);
}    issue.jsp is
   <%@page import="java.io.,java.util.,java.sql.*"%>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>issue books</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>issue books</H1>
<CENTER>
<jsp:useBean id="student"
type="LibraryStudent"
scope="session" />
student name:
<jsp:getProperty name="student" property="studentName" />
book name:
<jsp:getProperty name="student" property="bookName" />
<jsp:getProperty name="student"
property="issueData" />
</FORM>
</CENTER>
</BODY>
</HTML> plz solve my problem .i m new to servlet and jsp and i have keen desire to learn this topic

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I did
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<%com.mycompany.Aclass a = new com.mycompany.Aclass (); %>
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Till this time, it is working. no errors. But when I do
a.
a. (a dot) no methods are populating (autofill..cntrl+space) or If I forcebly add method a.doContent(req,res)... at runtime its giving error.
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I already gone through many SDN forum post... and implemented too---but no use I refered below forum thread
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this thread is same as my issue
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