org.apache.jasper.JasperException: org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP

HTTP Status 500 - 

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type Exception report

message 

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

exception 

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP

Generated servlet error:
The method getJspApplicationContext(ServletContext) is undefined for the type JspFactory

	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:565)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:354)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
	waytide.filter.EncodingFilter.doFilter(EncodingFilter.java:40)
	waytide.filter.CheckLogin.doFilter(CheckLogin.java:41)

root cause 

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP

Generated servlet error:
The method getJspApplicationContext(ServletContext) is undefined for the type JspFactory

	org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:85)
	org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:329)
	org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:415)
	org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:308)
	org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:286)
	org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:273)
	org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:566)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:314)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
	waytide.filter.EncodingFilter.doFilter(EncodingFilter.java:40)
	waytide.filter.CheckLogin.doFilter(CheckLogin.java:41)

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/6.0.7 logs.

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Apache Tomcat/6.0.7