import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement not resolved

Question

I am using intellij and my code uses

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;

It compiles and runs when I use command line. However when tried running a test class using the ide(intellij), it gives the error

package javax.xml.bind.annotation does not exists

I have added the jaxb dependency in my pom.xml

    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
        <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.0</version>
    </dependency>

What forces intellij not to detect this?

Answer 1

Try to synchronize the IDE (Ctrl+Alt+Y)

Answer 2

Sometimes even after adding the dependencies to the pom.xml file, maven fails to download the dependencies to your local machine. So we can have it downloaded by updating the maven repository.

In case of intelliJ, in the Settings/preference dialog, go to Build, Execution, Deployment -> Build tools -> Maven -> Repositories. On the Repositories page, click Update to update maven repositories.

If you're using eclipse, Right click your project -> maven -> update project. In the update project window, select the recently modified projects and click Ok.

After updating, check if you could import your packages.