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Reputation: 367

Runtime errors when method is invoked?

I'm having some issues when I am running my method. How can I get it working so my mock locations will work on my actual device. (Ps. I've included permissions).

This provides a null pointer exception and I am not to sure why?

Method:

 private void setMockLocation() {
        {
            Context context = null;
            LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager)context.getSystemService( Context.LOCATION_SERVICE );

            Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
            criteria.setAccuracy( Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE );
            String provider = locationManager.getBestProvider( criteria, true );

            if ( provider == null ) {
                Log.e( TAG, "No location provider found!" );
                return;
            }

            locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);

            Location newLocation = new Location(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);

            newLocation.setLatitude(55.9500);
            newLocation.setLongitude(3.1833);

            newLocation.setAccuracy(500);

            mLocationManager.setTestProviderEnabled
                    (
                            LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                            true
                    );

            mLocationManager.setTestProviderStatus
                    (
                            LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                            LocationProvider.AVAILABLE,
                            null,
                            System.currentTimeMillis()
                    );

            mLocationManager.setTestProviderLocation
                    (
                            LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                            newLocation
                    );
        }
    }

Stack Trace:

05-10 18:50:46.218  14398-14398/com.example.ankhit.saveme E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    java.lang.NullPointerException
            at com.example.ankhit.saveme.UserLocation.setMockLocation(UserLocation.java:220)
            at com.example.ankhit.saveme.UserLocation.access$000(UserLocation.java:42)
            at com.example.ankhit.saveme.UserLocation$4.onClick(UserLocation.java:175)
            at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4439)
            at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:18398)
            at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:725)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:176)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5299)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1102)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:869)
            at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

However, when I add the code below to Context context code shown above I get a 'GPS Provider Unknown' Error

LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager)context.getSystemService( Context.LOCATION_SERVICE );

        Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
        criteria.setAccuracy( Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE );
        String provider = locationManager.getBestProvider( criteria, true );

        if ( provider == null ) {
            Log.e( TAG, "No location provider found!" );
            return;
        }

        lastLocation = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);

StackTrace:

05-10 18:54:37.395  15159-15159/com.example.ankhit.saveme E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Provider "gps" unknown
            at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1429)
            at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379)
            at android.location.ILocationManager$Stub$Proxy.removeTestProvider(ILocationManager.java:956)
            at android.location.LocationManager.removeTestProvider(LocationManager.java:1194)
            at com.example.ankhit.saveme.UserLocation.setMockLocation(UserLocation.java:218)
            at com.example.ankhit.saveme.UserLocation.access$000(UserLocation.java:42)
            at com.example.ankhit.saveme.UserLocation$4.onClick(UserLocation.java:175)
            at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4439)
            at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:18398)
            at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:725)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:176)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5299)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1102)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:869)
            at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Any Ideas?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 91

Answers (1)

danielspaniol
danielspaniol

Reputation: 2328

The NullPointerException should come from

 Context context = null;
 LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE );

because context is null and you invoke a method on it.

Upvotes: 1

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