MVN clean install appears java.lang.ClassCastException

Error Scenario Description:

The following error occurred while run as Maven clean install in STS

[ERROR] Java.lang.ClassCastException:com.sun.tools.javadoc.ClassDocImpl cannot is cast to Com.sun.javadoc.AnnotationTypeDoc

Environment Description:

j2sdk1.6_20

apache-maven-3.0.4

Error Analysis:

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Workaround:

In the Pom.xml file, under the <build> node under the <plugins> node, add the following <plugin> can be resolved

<plugin>        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>        <artifactId> maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactid>        <version>2.9.1</version>        <executions>          <execution>            <id>attach-javadocs</id>            <goals>              <goal>jar</goal>            </goals>          </execution>        </executions></plugin>

The reason is a small bug with Maven and JDK versions.

MVN clean install appears java.lang.ClassCastException