Kotlin Error in Eclipse IDE

I encounter this error when I tried to create a Kotlin Project/File in the Eclipse IDE.

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.j2k.J2KPostProcessingRegistrarImpl
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinCommonEnvironmentKt.createKotlinCoreApplicationEnvironment(KotlinCommonEnvironment.kt:257)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinCommonEnvironmentKt.access$createKotlinCoreApplicationEnvironment(KotlinCommonEnvironment.kt:1)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinCommonEnvironment$Companion$kotlinCoreApplicationEnvironment$2.invoke(KotlinCommonEnvironment.kt:240)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinCommonEnvironment$Companion$kotlinCoreApplicationEnvironment$2.invoke(KotlinCommonEnvironment.kt:239)
at kotlin.SynchronizedLazyImpl.getValue(LazyJVM.kt:74)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinCommonEnvironment$Companion.getKotlinCoreApplicationEnvironment(KotlinCommonEnvironment.kt:239)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinCommonEnvironment.(KotlinCommonEnvironment.kt:118)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinEnvironment.(KotlinEnvironment.kt:313)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinEnvironment.(KotlinEnvironment.kt)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinEnvironment$Companion$environmentCreation$1.invoke(KotlinEnvironment.kt:393)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinEnvironment$Companion$environmentCreation$1.invoke(KotlinEnvironment.kt:392)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.CachedEnvironment.getOrCreateEnvironment(CachedEnvironment.kt:37)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinEnvironment$Companion.getEnvironment(KotlinEnvironment.kt:398)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.core.model.KotlinEnvironmentKt.getEnvironment(KotlinEnvironment.kt:92)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.ui.editors.highlighting.KotlinTokenScanner.createKtFile(KotlinTokenScanner.java:104)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.ui.editors.highlighting.KotlinTokenScanner.setRange(KotlinTokenScanner.java:62)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.rules.DefaultDamagerRepairer.createPresentation(DefaultDamagerRepairer.java:176)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.presentation.PresentationReconciler.createPresentation(PresentationReconciler.java:436)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.presentation.PresentationReconciler.processDamage(PresentationReconciler.java:549)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.presentation.PresentationReconciler$InternalListener.inputDocumentChanged(PresentationReconciler.java:121)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.TextViewer.fireInputDocumentChanged(TextViewer.java:2845)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.TextViewer.setDocument(TextViewer.java:2886)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.SourceViewer.setDocument(SourceViewer.java:663)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.projection.ProjectionViewer.setDocument(ProjectionViewer.java:368)
at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.SourceViewer.setDocument(SourceViewer.java:613)
at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.initializeSourceViewer(AbstractTextEditor.java:3974)
at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.createPartControl(AbstractTextEditor.java:3466)
at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.StatusTextEditor.createPartControl(StatusTextEditor.java:64)
at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractDecoratedTextEditor.createPartControl(AbstractDecoratedTextEditor.java:454)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.JavaEditor.createPartControl(JavaEditor.java:3093)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.CompilationUnitEditor.createPartControl(CompilationUnitEditor.java:1522)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.ui.editors.KotlinCommonEditor.createPartControl(KotlinCommonEditor.kt:95)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.e4.compatibility.CompatibilityPart.createPartControl(CompatibilityPart.java:158)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.e4.compatibility.CompatibilityEditor.createPartControl(CompatibilityEditor.java:96)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.e4.compatibility.CompatibilityPart.create(CompatibilityPart.java:365)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:58)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.processAnnotated(InjectorImpl.java:995)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.processAnnotated(InjectorImpl.java:960)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.internalInject(InjectorImpl.java:140)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.internalMake(InjectorImpl.java:403)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.make(InjectorImpl.java:330)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.ContextInjectionFactory.make(ContextInjectionFactory.java:202)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ReflectionContributionFactory.createFromBundle(ReflectionContributionFactory.java:91)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ReflectionContributionFactory.doCreate(ReflectionContributionFactory.java:60)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ReflectionContributionFactory.create(ReflectionContributionFactory.java:42)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.ContributedPartRenderer.createWidget(ContributedPartRenderer.java:132)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createWidget(PartRenderingEngine.java:995)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:659)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.safeCreateGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:763)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$2.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:728)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:45)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:712)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.lambda$0(PartServiceImpl.java:105)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.services.internal.events.UIEventHandler.lambda$0(UIEventHandler.java:38)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.syncExec(Synchronizer.java:236)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.UISynchronizer.syncExec(UISynchronizer.java:133)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.syncExec(Display.java:4779)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt.DisplayUISynchronize.syncExec(DisplayUISynchronize.java:34)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.services.internal.events.UIEventHandler.handleEvent(UIEventHandler.java:38)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventHandlerWrapper.handleEvent(EventHandlerWrapper.java:205)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventHandlerTracker.dispatchEvent(EventHandlerTracker.java:203)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventHandlerTracker.dispatchEvent(EventHandlerTracker.java:1)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:234)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:151)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventAdminImpl.dispatchEvent(EventAdminImpl.java:133)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventAdminImpl.sendEvent(EventAdminImpl.java:75)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.event.EventComponent.sendEvent(EventComponent.java:44)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.services.internal.events.EventBroker.send(EventBroker.java:55)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.UIEventPublisher.notifyChanged(UIEventPublisher.java:63)
at org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.impl.BasicNotifierImpl.eNotify(BasicNotifierImpl.java:424)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.impl.ElementContainerImpl.setSelectedElementGen(ElementContainerImpl.java:170)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.impl.ElementContainerImpl.setSelectedElement(ElementContainerImpl.java:188)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.showElementInWindow(ModelServiceImpl.java:660)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.bringToTop(ModelServiceImpl.java:624)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.delegateBringToTop(PartServiceImpl.java:787)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.bringToTop(PartServiceImpl.java:401)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.showPart(PartServiceImpl.java:1261)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.busyOpenEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:3207)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.lambda$9(WorkbenchPage.java:3097)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:74)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:3095)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:3065)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:3056)
at org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.openEditor(IDE.java:569)
at org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.openEditor(IDE.java:524)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(EditorUtility.java:367)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor_aroundBody0(EditorUtility.java:172)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility$AjcClosure1.run(EditorUtility.java:1)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.aspects.navigation.KotlinOpenEditorAspect.ajc$around$org_jetbrains_kotlin_aspects_navigation_KotlinOpenEditorAspect$1$d64491c4proceed(KotlinOpenEditorAspect.aj:16)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.aspects.navigation.KotlinOpenEditorAspect.ajc$around$org_jetbrains_kotlin_aspects_navigation_KotlinOpenEditorAspect$1$d64491c4(KotlinOpenEditorAspect.aj:29)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(EditorUtility.java:169)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.OpenAction.run(OpenAction.java:288)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.OpenAction.run(OpenAction.java:254)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.SelectionDispatchAction.dispatchRun(SelectionDispatchAction.java:274)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.SelectionDispatchAction.run(SelectionDispatchAction.java:252)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.packageview.PackageExplorerActionGroup.handleOpen(PackageExplorerActionGroup.java:366)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.packageview.PackageExplorerPart$3.open(PackageExplorerPart.java:545)
at org.eclipse.ui.OpenAndLinkWithEditorHelper$InternalListener.open(OpenAndLinkWithEditorHelper.java:48)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$2.run(StructuredViewer.java:800)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:45)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.SafeRunnable.run(SafeRunnable.java:174)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.fireOpen(StructuredViewer.java:797)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.handleOpen(StructuredViewer.java:1116)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.fireOpenEvent(OpenStrategy.java:296)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy$1.handleEvent(OpenStrategy.java:331)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:89)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:4243)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1063)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4060)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3632)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:823)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:799)
at org.eclipse.epp.internal.mpc.ui.commands.AbstractMarketplaceWizardCommand.openWizardDialog(AbstractMarketplaceWizardCommand.java:146)
at org.eclipse.epp.internal.mpc.ui.commands.AbstractMarketplaceWizardCommand.execute(AbstractMarketplaceWizardCommand.java:73)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerProxy.execute(HandlerProxy.java:283)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.E4HandlerProxy.execute(E4HandlerProxy.java:97)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:58)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.invokeUsingClass(InjectorImpl.java:317)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.invoke(InjectorImpl.java:251)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.ContextInjectionFactory.invoke(ContextInjectionFactory.java:173)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.commands.internal.HandlerServiceHandler.execute(HandlerServiceHandler.java:156)
at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Command.java:488)
at org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks(ParameterizedCommand.java:487)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.commands.internal.HandlerServiceImpl.executeHandler(HandlerServiceImpl.java:213)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem.executeItem(HandledContributionItem.java:438)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.AbstractContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(AbstractContributionItem.java:449)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.AbstractContributionItem.lambda$2(AbstractContributionItem.java:475)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:89)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:4243)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1063)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4060)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3632)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$5.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1155)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:338)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1046)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:155)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.lambda$3(Workbench.java:644)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:338)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:551)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:156)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:152)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:203)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:136)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:104)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:401)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:255)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:659)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:596)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1467)

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Same here. Any update?

I had the same issue and changing the JVM in eclipse.ini from java 17 to java 11 did the trick

-vm
/path/to/java-11/bin