java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: yy/ii : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0

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karthik picture karthik · Jul 16, 2011 · Viewed 25.2k times · Source

This is how error happened.Now i am using Eclipse Indigo integrated with apache tomcat 6.0 and also changed the default port to 9090.

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: yy/ii : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0 (unable to load class yy.ii)
    at     org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoader.java:1851)                                                                                             at     org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:890)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1354)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1233)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationServletAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:108)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:58)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.applicationAnnotationsConfig(ContextConfig.java:297)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.start(ContextConfig.java:1068)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycleEvent(ContextConfig.java:261)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4252)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
    ... 6 more

Answer

Ken Chan picture Ken Chan · Jul 16, 2011

The error is because of the UnsupportedClassVersionError

at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413) Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: yy/ii : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0 (unable to load class yy.ii)

JVM can only run a class file that is compiled using the same version or earlier version of Java Compiler . UnsupportedClassVersionError will happen if you use a lower version of JVM to run a class file that is compiled using an higher version of Java Compiler.

Configure the java compiler version (Setting 1)

The version of the Java Compiler is configured in the Project Properties ->Java Build Path-->Libraries Tab---> Select "JRE System Library" -->Edit

All sources in your project will then be compiled using this version of Java compiler

Configure the java compiler version

Configure WTP tomcat runtime s' JVM version (Setting 2)

As you are using the WTP tomcat to run the project , so the JVM that is used by the WTP tomcat will run your project 's compiled class. Its version is configured in the Servers View --> double click your tomcat server --> Runtime Environment

Configure WTP tomcat runtime s' JVM version

Please make sure the runtime JVM version (setting 2) is not lower than the JVM version that is used to compiled your sources (setting 1)

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