java.lang.VerifyError: Cannot inherit from final class

[Shahul Hameed]

Hi

I am getting the following exception when my application starts up

Caused by: java.lang.VerifyError: Cannot inherit from final class
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:621)
        at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:12
4)
        at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(Webapp
ClassLoader.java:1817)
        at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoa
der.java:872)
        at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoa
der.java:1325)
        at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoa
der.java:1204)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:320)
        at uk.co.and.commons.services.soap.AbstractSOAPService.afterPropertiesSe
t(AbstractSOAPService.java:231)
        at uk.co.and.tin.service.RegistrationService.afterPropertiesSet(Registra
tionService.java:46)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBean
Factory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1369)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBean
Factory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1335)
        ... 39 more


AbstractSOAPService.java:231 (where this exception is thrown )contains this 
line :

JaxWsDynamicClientFactory factory = JaxWsDynamicClientFactory.newInstance(); 

I am using dynamic client to make web service calls .. 

I
have checked if there are any references to the cxf-bundle-2.1.4 jar
but there is only one and thats in the WEB-INF lib directory.

Any help would be much appreciated.


Best Regards

Shahul Hameed