Java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/InvalidDefinitionException

Try to use the latest com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind.I upgraded it to 2.9.4 and it works now.

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind --><dependency>    <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>    <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>    <version>2.9.4</version></dependency>

Use all the jackson dependencies(databind,core, annotations, scala(if you are using spark and scala)) with the same version.. and upgrade the versions to the latest releases..

<dependency>            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>            <artifactId>jackson-module-scala_2.11</artifactId>            <version>2.9.4</version>        </dependency>        <dependency>        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>        <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>        <version>2.9.4</version>        <exclusions>            <exclusion>                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>                <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>            </exclusion>            <exclusion>                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>                <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>            </exclusion>        </exclusions>    </dependency>    <dependency>        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>        <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>        <version>2.9.4</version>    </dependency>        <dependency>        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>        <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>        <version>2.9.4</version>        </dependency>

Note: Use Scala dependency only if you are working with scala. Otherwise it is not needed.

If issue remains even after updating dependency version, then delete everything present under
C:\Users\[your_username]\.m2\repository\com\fasterxml

And, make sure following dependencies are present:

            <dependency>                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>                <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>                <version>${jackson.version}</version>            </dependency>            <dependency>                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>                <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>                <version>${jackson.version}</version>            </dependency>            <dependency>                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>                <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>                <version>${jackson.version}</version>            </dependency>