java.xml XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING cannot resolve or not is a field

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I work with Eclipse, Spring MVC and Maven.The Java version is 1.6

I have the following method

public static DocumentBuilder getBuilder(ServletContext servletContext)
{
 DocumentBuilderFactory factory =DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
        factory.setValidating(true);            

        DocumentBuilder builder = null;
        try {
            factory.setFeature(XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING, true);
            builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();

I have an error in the eclipse editor in the line:

factory.setFeature(XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING,

The error is

FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING cannot be resolved or not is a field

In the editor Eclipse I see:

Maven dependencies are:

Why don't I have the variable

XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING ?

Ale · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-23 12:19:47Z

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I don't know if there is your case, but I solve the problem configuring the source folders in my Java project Build Path, following these steps:

Right click on the project and select "Properties"
Select "Java Build Path" from the left menu
Select "Order and Export" tab
Move "JRE System Library" on Top and Apply

In this way the Java libraries are used before the others.

answered Aug 23, 2018 at 12:19

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ck1 · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-04 23:11:36Z

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One of the libraries in your classpath contains an older version of javax.xml.XMLConstants. You need to find and remove that library. Try using Ctrl + Shift + T or select Navigate -> Open Type in Eclipse to find the offending jar file.

Also, you have at least two libraries, Xerces and Xalan, that aren't necessary and can be removed, as they're bundled with the JDK.

answered Jul 4, 2017 at 23:11

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Yotus Over a year ago

This did not help at all for me

Aram Paronikyan Over a year ago

In my case, it was STAX API bundled with Apache POI libs. Used @Ale's solution. This solution should help for excluding jars in pom.xml. Thanks!

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