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superclass "javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet" not found on Java Build Path - solution

You might (normally) get the error following error on a dynamic java web project created through maven on Eclipse IDE. The solution is simple :
Error :
The superclass "javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet" was not found on the Java Build Path   
Error Location :
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
Solution 1)
Edit pom.xml to include servlet-api-x.x.jar in your dependencies:
<dependency>
  <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
  <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
  <version>3.1.1</version>
  <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>   
Solution 2)
Go to Project->Properties->Target Runtimes . And add your server container eg. : Apache Tomcat


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