We don’t see Spring application context XML file any more.

It configures a default view resolver and a resource handler.

MvcConfiguration.java: this configuration class uses annotations in replacement of XML since annotations are preferred.

And finally we have a project structure looks like below: As we can see, all the necessary stuffs of a Spring MVC project are generated automatically.

Version: leave this as default, 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.Ĭlick Finish and wait a while when Eclipse is generating the project.

In the next screen, Specify Archetype parameters, enter the following information (for example): Finally you would see the spring-mvc-archetype in the list. Note that you must leave the Repository URL field empty.Click OK and wait for a moment while Eclipse is downloading the archetype.

Archetype Artifact Id: spring-mvc-archetype.

In the Add Archetype dialog, type the following information: In the next screen, Select an Archetype, you may see a lot of archetypes in the list, so type spring-mvc into the Filter textfield to filter out the list, as shown below: If you don’t see the spring-mvc-archetype, click the Add Archetype… button. The New Maven Project dialog appears: Make sure you don’t check the option Create a simple project (skip archetype selection), and click Next. If not, we’ll see how to download and install it the following steps.In Eclipse IDE, click menu File > New > Maven Project (or File > New > Other… > Maven Project). Depending on your installation, the archetype spring-mvc-archetype is installed or not. Now let’s go through few steps to create a new Spring MVC project using Eclipse IDE.

If you have Eclipse Kepler (4.3) or newer, Maven is already integrated in the IDE so this step can be skipped.

If you are using Eclipse Juno (4.2) or older, follow the tutorial Installing Maven plug-in for existing Eclipse IDE.

This tutorial shows you how quickly to create a basic Spring MVC project and get it up and running, using the Maven archetype called spring-mvc-archetype from group Id co.ntier.Firstly, make sure you have the Maven Integration for WTP (m2e-wtp) plug-in installed in your Eclipse IDE: Forget the days we have to manually add JARs, create XML files, find and put appropriate Maven dependencies, etc. Thanks to new Maven archetypes for Spring and Maven integration plug-in for Eclipse, creating skeleton stuffs for a Spring MVC project has never been easier.

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