写项目的时候遇到了下面的错误，我纠结了很长时间才找到解决的方法，结果是Spring3.2的和JDK1.8之间的兼容性问题
12:56:20,943 INFO ContextLoader:272 - Root WebApplicationContext: initialization started 12:56:21,451 INFO XmlWebApplicationContext:510 - Refreshing Root WebApplicationContext: startup date [Fri Nov 18 12:56:21 CST 2016]; root of context hierarchy 12:56:21,793 INFO XmlBeanDefinitionReader:315 - Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [applicationContext.xml] 12:56:23,357 ERROR ContextLoader:307 - Context initialization failed java.lang.IllegalArgumentException at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.SimpleMetadataReader.<init>(SimpleMetadataReader.java:52) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.java:80) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.CachingMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(CachingMetadataReaderFactory.java:101) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.java:76) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.getImports(ConfigurationClassParser.java:298) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.getImports(ConfigurationClassParser.java:300) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.getImports(ConfigurationClassParser.java:300) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.doProcessConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:230) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.processConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:153) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:130) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:285) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanDefinitionRegistry(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:223) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:630) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:461) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:383) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:283) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:112) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4705) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:799) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:779) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:1079) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:1002) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:506) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1317) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:324) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1065) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414) 十一月 18, 2016 12:56:23 下午 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart 严重: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener java.lang.IllegalArgumentException at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.SimpleMetadataReader.<init>(SimpleMetadataReader.java:52) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.java:80) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.CachingMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(CachingMetadataReaderFactory.java:101) at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.java:76) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.getImports(ConfigurationClassParser.java:298) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.getImports(ConfigurationClassParser.java:300) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.getImports(ConfigurationClassParser.java:300) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.doProcessConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:230) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.processConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:153) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:130) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:285) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanDefinitionRegistry(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:223) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:630) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:461) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:383) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:283) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:112) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4705) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:799) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:779) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:1079) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:1002) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:506) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1317) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:324) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1065) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414) 十一月 18, 2016 12:56:23 下午 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start 严重: Error listenerStart 十一月 18, 2016 12:56:23 下午 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start 严重: Context [/activitiTest] startup failed due to previous errors 十一月 18, 2016 12:56:23 下午 org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log 信息: Closing Spring root WebApplicationContext 12:56:23,366 INFO XmlWebApplicationContext:1042 - Closing Root WebApplicationContext: startup date [Fri Nov 18 12:56:21 CST 2016]; root of context hierarchy 12:56:23,378 WARN XmlWebApplicationContext:1052 - Exception thrown from ApplicationListener handling ContextClosedEvent java.lang.IllegalStateException: ApplicationEventMulticaster not initialized - call 'refresh' before multicasting events via the context: Root WebApplicationContext: startup date [Fri Nov 18 12:56:21 CST 2016]; root of context hierarchy at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getApplicationEventMulticaster(AbstractApplicationContext.java:347) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:334) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.doClose(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1049) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.close(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1010) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.closeWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:549) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextDestroyed(ContextLoaderListener.java:143) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStop(StandardContext.java:4245) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stop(StandardContext.java:4886) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4750) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:799) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:779) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:1079) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:1002) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:506) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1317) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:324) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1065) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414) 12:56:23,379 WARN XmlWebApplicationContext:1060 - Exception thrown from LifecycleProcessor on context close java.lang.IllegalStateException: LifecycleProcessor not initialized - call 'refresh' before invoking lifecycle methods via the context: Root WebApplicationContext: startup date [Fri Nov 18 12:56:21 CST 2016]; root of context hierarchy at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getLifecycleProcessor(AbstractApplicationContext.java:360) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.doClose(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1057) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.close(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1010) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.closeWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:549) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextDestroyed(ContextLoaderListener.java:143) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStop(StandardContext.java:4245) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stop(StandardContext.java:4886) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4750) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:799) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:779) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:1079) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:1002) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:506) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1317) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:324) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1065) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414) 12:56:23,380 INFO DefaultListableBeanFactory:444 - Destroying singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@49e53c76: defining beans [org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer#0,ds,sessionFactory,transactionManager,processEngineConfiguration,pe,repService,userDaoImpl,userServiceImpl,userAction,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalConfigurationAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalAutowiredAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalRequiredAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalCommonAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalPersistenceAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.aop.config.internalAutoProxyCreator,org.springframework.transaction.annotation.AnnotationTransactionAttributeSource#0,org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor#0,org.springframework.transaction.config.internalTransactionAdvisor,org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.importAwareProcessor]; root of factory hierarchy 十一月 18, 2016 12:56:23 下午 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDirectory问题原因：Java 8 with spring 3.2.0, which doesn’t support it. 解决方法：使用spring4或者使用jdk7.
