Spring - applicationContext.xml cannot be opened because it does not exist

BUG:

Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: IOException parsing XML document from class path resource [applicationContext.xml]; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [applicationContext.xml] cannot be opened because it does not exist

private static final ClassPathXmlApplicationContext factory = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml"); ClassA classA = (ClassA)factory.getBean("ClassA");

FIX:
You should keep your spring files in source folder. (src, resources vs.) WEB-INF is not a source folder.
Move your applicationContext.xml file in a sub-folder of the src folder.

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

InvocationTargetException means that the method you called threw an different exception.
To see the real exception details wrap the method with a try-catch block and log it.

Getting the name of the current executing method

public class Test {        public static void main(String[] args) {               lessTalkMoreCode1();        }               private static void lessTalkMoreCode1(){               lessTalkMoreCode2();        }               private static void lessTalkMoreCode2(){               lessTalkMoreCode3();        }               private static void lessTalkMoreCode3(){               String className= Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[1].getClassName();               System.out.println("Current executing class: " + className);                             System.out.println("Executing class list buttom up:");               String method= Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[1].getMethodName();               System.out.println(method);                      method= Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[2].getMethodName();               System.out.println(method);                             method= Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[3].getMethodName();               System.out.println(method);                             method= Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[4].getMethodName();               System.out.println(method);        } }

output:

Current executing class: Test Executing class list buttom up: lessTalkMoreCode3 lessTalkMoreCode2 lessTalkMoreCode1 main

Where Eclipse workspace projects is stored?

Your projects are stored in the following directory:

Windows:

<workspace>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.projects\

Linux / osx:

<workspace>/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources/.projects/