java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver code example

Example 1: Cannot load driver class: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver

<dependency>
    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
    <version>8.0.18</version>
</dependency>

Example 2: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver

/*
It seems the mysql connectivity library is not included in the project. Solve the problem following one of the proposed solutions:

MAVEN PROJECTS SOLUTION
Add the mysql-connector dependency to the pom.xml project file:

<dependency>
    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
    <version>5.1.39</version>
</dependency>
Here you are all the versions: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java

ALL PROJECTS SOLUTION
Add the jar library manually to the project.

Right Click the project -- > build path -- > configure build path

In Libraries Tab press Add External Jar and Select your jar.

You can find zip for mysql-connector here (http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/5.0.html)
*/

Example 3: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
        <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
        <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
        <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
        <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
        <version>1.1.1</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>