Cannot select the project in the Create Servlet dialog in Eclipse

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I'm experiencing an issue similar to this one but the solution provided doesn't cut it for me. So the issue in question is I can't select the project in the Create Servlet dialog in Eclipse. This prevents me from completing the process of creating a new servlet.

As recommended by the solution I have created a Dynamic Web Project and have ensured that the Dynamic Web Module is checked in foo -> Properties -> Project Facests. I'm also in the Java EE Perspective.

Project structure:-

Folder Structure

Create servlet wizard:- New Servlet Wizard

Project properties:- Project properties

I'm running the following instance of Eclipse on Mac OS Mojave Version 10.14.5:-

Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers.

Version: 2018-12 (4.10.0) Build id: 20181214-0600

Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!

Edit (.project file) below:-

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <projectDescription>
      <name>Foo</name>
      <comment></comment>
      <projects>
      </projects>
      <buildSpec>
         <buildCommand>
             <name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
             <arguments>
             </arguments>
         </buildCommand>
         <buildCommand>
         
     <name>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.builder</name>
        <arguments>
        </arguments>
    </buildCommand>
    <buildCommand>
        <name>org.eclipse.wst.validation.validationbuilder</name>
        <arguments>
        </arguments>
    </buildCommand>
</buildSpec>
<natures>
    <nature>org.eclipse.jem.workbench.JavaEMFNature</nature>
     
 
<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore.ModuleCoreNature</nature>
     
 <nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature</nature>
     <nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 </natures>
</projectDescription>
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1 Answers

This prevents me from completing the process of creating a new servlet.

Before a software is re-usable, it first has to be usable. I understand your frustrations with Eclipse. Try below steps:

  1. Restart Eclipse with -clean argument.
  2. If it still does not work, backup & delete the .metadata directory for the Eclipse workspace. .metadata is generally a hidden directory in the workspace directory. Repeat #1.
  3. Disable/Remove all third party plugins which are not part of the Eclipse default package and repeat #1.

By the way. There is always the old school way to create a Servlet. You can simply create a new Class and make it extend HttpServlet, and map it in web.xml.

Sample Servlet Java class

// Import other required java libraries
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;

// Extend HttpServlet class
public class HelloWorldServlet extends HttpServlet {

   private String message;

   public void init() throws ServletException {
      // Do required initialization
      message = "Hello World";
   }

   public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
      throws ServletException, IOException {

      // Set response content type
      response.setContentType("text/html");

      // Actual logic goes here.
      PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
      out.println("<h1>" + message + "</h1>");
   }

   public void destroy() {
      // do nothing.
   }
}

web.xml mapping

...
<servlet>
   <servlet-name>comingsoon</servlet-name>
   <servlet-class>mysite.server.ComingSoonServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
   <servlet-name>comingsoon</servlet-name>
   <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
...
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