cannot access org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext class file

Question

I am new to spring boot, while trying to build my first spring boot project (Maven) in intellij using spring initializer, I am getting this error when I run my project after creating it:

cannot access org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext class file for org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext not found

I followed many tutorials but every time I am getting this error, how to resolve this?

My pom.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 
      http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">

    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>das-boot</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <packaging>jar</packaging>

    <name>First spring boot app</name>
    <description>project for Spring Boot</description>

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>1.4.0.RELEASE</version>
        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
    </parent>

    <properties>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
        <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>


</project>    

Answer 1

I was able to fix it by the following steps:

1. File -> Invalidate Cache and Restart
2. File -> New -> Project from existing source
3. Select the pom.xml file just (not the whole project directory) to load the project. Project will be setup automatically.

Answer 2

I am using IntelliJ and gradle for my spring boot application and encountered the same issue.

I resolved it by deleting the auto-generated .iml file under classpath.

Hope it helps anyone who comes after.

Answer 3

For me ,first answer only works when open the child project as a new project in a new window .

You can try delete main.iml or xxx.iml in your child project src\main\main.iml. That works for me

EDIT: dont worry, main.iml is auto generated by idea