The method getDispatcherType() is undefined for the type HttpServletRequest

An error occurred at line: [42] in the generated java file: [D:\Upgrade\Upgrade_Eclipse_Worlspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\work\Catalina\localhost\Spring4Hiberante4Integration\org\apache\jsp\WEB_002dINF\pages\employeeList_jsp.java]

The method getDispatcherType() is undefined for the type HttpServletRequest

Solution:

<dependency>
  <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
  <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
  <version>3.1.0</version>
</dependency>