cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'

[rosaline]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation=" http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">

<bean id="CustomerBean" class="com.vaannila.Customer">
<property name="Person" ref="PersonBean"></property>
</bean>

<bean id="PersonBean" class="com.vannila.Person">
<property name="name" value="rosaline"></property>
<property name="address" value="Bhubaneswar"></property>
<property anme="age" value="24"></property>
</bean>
</beans>

[jhergar]

Hello!
I have the same problem. My xml is like:
<code>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">
<bean>
<property name="mappings">
<value>
/**/ZB_app.html=userController
</value>
</property>
</bean>
<bean name="userController" class="main.java.com.gwt.app.server.GreetingServic eImpl">
<property name="remoteService">
<bean class="main.java.com.gwt.app.server.GreetingServic eImpl">
<constructor-arg index="0" ref="input" />
<constructor-arg index="1" ref="input2" />
</bean>
</property>
</bean>
</beans>

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</code>
And I receive the error message;
<code>
27-abr-2011 11:44:27 org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader initWebApplicationContext
INFO: Root WebApplicationContext: initialization started
27-abr-2011 11:44:27 org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplic ationContext prepareRefresh
INFO: Refreshing Root WebApplicationContext: startup date [Wed Apr 27 11:44:27 CEST 2011]; root of context hierarchy
27-abr-2011 11:44:27 org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionReader loadBeanDefinitions
INFO: Loading XML bean definitions from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/Gwtapp-servlet.xml]
Starting Jetty on port 8888
[WARN] Failed startup of context com.google.gwt.dev.shell.jetty.JettyLauncher$WebAp pContextWithReload@3dc5d6{/,E:\eclipse\ZB_app\war}
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionStoreException: Line 1 in XML document from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/Gwtapp-servlet.xml] is invalid; nested exception is org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
27-abr-2011 11:44:27 org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader initWebApplicationContext
GRAVE: Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionStoreException: Line 1 in XML document from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/Gwtapp-servlet.xml] is invalid; nested exception is org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitio nReader.java:396)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionR eader.java:334)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionR eader.java:302)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractB eanDefinitionReader.java:174)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractB eanDefinitionReader.java:209)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractB eanDefinitionReader.java:180)
at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebAppl icationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicati onContext.java:125)
at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebAppl icationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicati onContext.java:94)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractRefres hableApplicationContext.refreshBeanFactory(Abstrac tRefreshableApplicationContext.java:131)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplic ationContext.obtainFreshBeanFactory(AbstractApplic ationContext.java:509)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplic ationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.ja va:427)
at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.crea teWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:294)
at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.init WebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:215)
at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListe ner.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java: 47)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.startCont ext(ContextHandler.java:543)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Context.startContext(Con text.java:136)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.startContex t(WebAppContext.java:1220)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.doStart(C ontextHandler.java:513)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.doStart(Web AppContext.java:448)
at com.google.gwt.dev.shell.jetty.JettyLauncher$WebAp pContextWithReload.doStart(JettyLauncher.java:461)
at org.mortbay.component.AbstractLifeCycle.start(Abst ractLifeCycle.java:39)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.doStart(H andlerWrapper.java:130)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.RequestLogHandler.doStar t(RequestLogHandler.java:115)
at org.mortbay.component.AbstractLifeCycle.start(Abst ractLifeCycle.java:39)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.doStart(H andlerWrapper.java:130)
at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.doStart(Server.java:222)
at org.mortbay.component.AbstractLifeCycle.start(Abst ractLifeCycle.java:39)
at com.google.gwt.dev.shell.jetty.JettyLauncher.start (JettyLauncher.java:565)
at com.google.gwt.dev.DevMode.doStartUpServer(DevMode .java:494)
at com.google.gwt.dev.DevModeBase.startUp(DevModeBase .java:1058)
at com.google.gwt.dev.DevModeBase.run(DevModeBase.jav a:800)
at com.google.gwt.dev.DevMode.main(DevMode.java:304)
Caused by: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'beans'.
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandl erWrapper.createSAXParseException(ErrorHandlerWrap per.java:195)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandl erWrapper.error(ErrorHandlerWrapper.java:131)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorRe porter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:384)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorRe porter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:318)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSche maValidator.handleStartElement(XMLSchemaValidator. java:1916)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSche maValidator.startElement(XMLSchemaValidator.java:7 05)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocum entScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLNSDocumentScann erImpl.java:400)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocum entScannerImpl$NSContentDriver.scanRootElementHook (XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:626)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumen tFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(XM LDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:3103)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumen tScannerImpl$PrologDriver.next(XMLDocumentScannerI mpl.java:922)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumen tScannerImpl.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:648)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocum entScannerImpl.next(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java: 140)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumen tFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocumentFragm entScannerImpl.java:511)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Co nfiguration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:808)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Co nfiguration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:737)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLPars er.parse(XMLParser.java:119)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.DOMPars er.parse(DOMParser.java:235)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.DocumentBu ilderImpl.parse(DocumentBuilderImpl.java:284)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultDocum entLoader.loadDocument(DefaultDocumentLoader.java: 75)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefin itionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitio nReader.java:388)
... 31 more
</code>

[fatihtekin]

you should check your internet connection because of dtd s. if you this exception occurs when connection is not avaible. This exactly because of maven asssembly plugin problem. Since assembly plugin does not append what is inside spring.handlers and spring.schemas files for every spring jar file(spring-beans, spring-context). Only the first encounter files will be included others will be skipped. So you should define two spring.handlers and spring.schemas files under src/main/resources and should append all necessary definitions here like below.You may have to add more depending of your springjar files. And then use add maven assembly plugin as below in your pom.xml file. Assumin you put applicationcontext.xml under src/main/resources.



maven assembly plugin
<build>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
<includes>
<include>**/*.xml</include>
<include>**/*.handlers</include>
<include>**/*.schemas</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>

<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<descriptors>
<descriptor>src/main/assembly/assembly.xml</descriptor>
</descriptors>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>com.main.YourMainClassWhatever</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>


assembly.xml file
<assembly>
<id>executable</id>
<formats>
<format>jar</format>
</formats>
<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
<dependencySets>
<dependencySet>
<unpack>true</unpack>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<unpackOptions>
<excludes>
<exclude>**/spring.handlers</exclude>
<exclude>**/spring.schemas</exclude>
</excludes>
</unpackOptions>
</dependencySet>
</dependencySets>
<fileSets>
<fileSet>
<directory>${project.build.outputDirectory}</directory>
</fileSet>
<fileSet>
<directory>target/classes</directory>
<outputDirectory>META-INF</outputDirectory>
<includes>
<include>spring.handlers</include>
<include>spring.schemas</include>
</includes>
</fileSet>
</fileSets>
</assembly>


spring.handlers
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/p=org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.SimpleProp ertyNamespaceHandler
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/util=org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.UtilNam espaceHandler
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/context=org.springframework.context.config.Context NamespaceHandler
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/jee=org.springframework.ejb.config.JeeNamespaceHan dler
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/lang=org.springframework.scripting.config.LangName spaceHandler
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/task=org.springframework.scheduling.config.TaskNam espaceHandler
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/aop=org.springframework.aop.config.AopNamespaceHan dler


spring.schemas
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.0.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-2.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.5.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-2.5.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/tool/spring-tool-2.0.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-tool-2.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/tool/spring-tool-2.5.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-tool-2.5.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/tool/spring-tool-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-tool-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/tool/spring-tool.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-tool-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util-2.0.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-util-2.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util-2.5.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-util-2.5.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-util-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd=org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-util-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-2.5.xsd=org/springframework/context/config/spring-context-2.5.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/context/config/spring-context-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd=org/springframework/context/config/spring-context-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee-2.0.xsd=org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-2.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee-2.5.xsd=org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-2.5.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee.xsd=org/springframework/ejb/config/spring-jee-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/lang/spring-lang-2.0.xsd=org/springframework/scripting/config/spring-lang-2.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/lang/spring-lang-2.5.xsd=org/springframework/scripting/config/spring-lang-2.5.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/lang/spring-lang-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/scripting/config/spring-lang-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/lang/spring-lang.xsd=org/springframework/scripting/config/spring-lang-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/task/spring-task-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/scheduling/config/spring-task-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/task/spring-task.xsd=org/springframework/scheduling/config/spring-task-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd=org/springframework/aop/config/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.5.xsd=org/springframework/aop/config/spring-aop-2.5.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.0.xsd=org/springframework/aop/config/spring-aop-3.0.xsd
http\://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop.xsd=org/springframework/aop/config/spring-aop-3.0.xsd