title: Eclipse not recognizing imported json.jar file
body: <p>so I'm making a web project for school and I had to use some JSON. I wanted to parse a JSON string to a JSONObject using org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser.
  I included json-simple-1.1.1.jar into my project build path.
  However, I'm getting an error whenever I try to run my project on my tomcat server v8.0.</p>
  
  <p>Here's the stacktrace:</p>
  
  <pre><code>SEVERE: A child container failed during start
  java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/ChatApp]]
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:915)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:871)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1407)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1397)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/ChatApp]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:153)
      ... 6 more
  Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/json/simple/parser/ParseException
      at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
      at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2693)
      at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:1967)
      at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.pojo.PojoMethodMapping.&lt;init&gt;(PojoMethodMapping.java:86)
      at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsServerContainer.addEndpoint(WsServerContainer.java:191)
      at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsServerContainer.addEndpoint(WsServerContainer.java:279)
      at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsSci.onStartup(WsSci.java:120)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5261)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      ... 6 more
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.json.simple.parser.ParseException
      at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1305)
      at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1139)
      ... 15 more
  
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal
  SEVERE: A child container failed during start
  java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:915)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:441)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:787)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:629)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:153)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1407)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1397)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:923)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:871)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      ... 6 more
  
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
  SEVERE: The required Server component failed to start so Tomcat is unable to start.
  org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardServer[8005]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:153)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:629)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardService[Catalina]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:153)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:787)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      ... 7 more
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:153)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:441)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      ... 9 more
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:923)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147)
      ... 11 more
  
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol pause
  INFO: Pausing ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8080"]
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol pause
  INFO: Pausing ProtocolHandler ["ajp-nio-8009"]
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService stopInternal
  INFO: Stopping service Catalina
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol destroy
  INFO: Destroying ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8080"]
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol destroy
  SEVERE: Failed to destroy end point associated with ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8080"]
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.releaseCaches(NioEndpoint.java:316)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.unbind(NioEndpoint.java:492)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.destroy(AbstractEndpoint.java:821)
      at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.destroy(AbstractProtocol.java:534)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.destroyInternal(Connector.java:1023)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:297)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.destroyInternal(StandardService.java:589)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:297)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.destroyInternal(StandardServer.java:877)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:297)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:633)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
  
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol destroy
  INFO: Destroying ProtocolHandler ["ajp-nio-8009"]
  May 25, 2016 2:24:48 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol destroy
  SEVERE: Failed to destroy end point associated with ProtocolHandler ["ajp-nio-8009"]
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.releaseCaches(NioEndpoint.java:316)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.unbind(NioEndpoint.java:492)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.destroy(AbstractEndpoint.java:821)
      at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.destroy(AbstractProtocol.java:534)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.destroyInternal(Connector.java:1023)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:297)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.destroyInternal(StandardService.java:589)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:297)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.destroyInternal(StandardServer.java:877)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:297)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:633)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:351)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:485)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any help is appreciated.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong>:
  This line draws my attention: "Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.json.simple.parser.ParseException". For some reason, my program just ignores the imported .jar...</p>