Error: java.lang.NullPointerException at android.support.v4.content.Loader [closed]

Question

I want to implement LoaderManager in my application in order to reduce the startup time As you can see here but after implementing the suggestion in that thread i was getting the following error initLoader(int, Bundle, LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks) in the type LoaderManager is not applicable for the arguments (int, null, MainActivity). After searching on here i found the solution for that second error here. But after implementing the suggestion from later, now i am getting the error java.lang.NullPointerException at android.support.v4.content.Loader. I am putting up the code which i currently have, can anyone tell me, how can i solve this problem

FULL CODE CAN BE SEEN HERE

Log Cat

10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.test.sms.it/com.test.sms.it.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1647)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1663)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:931)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.support.v4.content.Loader.<init>(Loader.java:91)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.support.v4.content.AsyncTaskLoader.<init>(AsyncTaskLoader.java:92)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at com.test.sms.it.MainActivity$ContactsDataLoader.<init>(MainActivity.java:104)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at com.test.sms.it.MainActivity.onCreateLoader(MainActivity.java:496)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.support.v4.app.LoaderManagerImpl.createLoader(LoaderManager.java:487)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.support.v4.app.LoaderManagerImpl.createAndInstallLoader(LoaderManager.java:496)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.support.v4.app.LoaderManagerImpl.initLoader(LoaderManager.java:550)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at com.test.sms.it.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:91)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
10-03 20:11:34.849: E/AndroidRuntime(2968):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1611)

MainActivity.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
import android.net.NetworkInfo;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.provider.ContactsContract;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
import android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager;
import android.support.v4.content.AsyncTaskLoader;
import android.support.v4.content.Loader;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.Window;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.Toast;


@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    editUser1UserName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser1UserName);
    editUser1Password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser1Password);
    editUser2UserName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser2UserName);
    editUser2Password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser2Password);
    editUser3UserName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser3UserName);
    editUser3Password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser3Password);
    editUser4UserName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser4UserName);
    editUser4Password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser4Password);
    editUser5UserName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser5UserName);
    editUser5Password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextUser5Password);
    mTxtPhoneNo = (AutoCompleteTextView) findViewById(R.id.mmWhoNo);
    mTxtPhoneNo.setThreshold(1);
    mTxtPhoneNo.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);
    editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextMessage);
    spinner1 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinnerGateway);
    btnsend = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnSend);
    btnContact = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnContact);
    btnClear = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnClear);
    btnClear.setOnClickListener(this);
    btnsend.setOnClickListener(this);
    btnContact.setOnClickListener(this);
    mPeopleList = new ArrayList<Map<String, String>>();
    getSupportLoaderManager().initLoader(0, null, this);
    mTxtPhoneNo.setOnItemClickListener(this);
    readPerson();
    Panel panel;
    topPanel = panel = (Panel) findViewById(R.id.mytopPanel);
    panel.setOnPanelListener(this);
    panel.setInterpolator(new BounceInterpolator(Type.OUT));
    getLoginDetails();
}

public class ContactsDataLoader extends
        AsyncTaskLoader<ArrayList<Map<String, String>>> {
    public ContactsDataLoader(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    @Override
    public ArrayList<Map<String, String>> loadInBackground() {
        mPeopleList.clear();
        Cursor people = getContentResolver().query(
                ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null,
                null);
        while (people.moveToNext()) {
            String contactName = people
                    .getString(people
                            .getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
            String contactId = people.getString(people
                    .getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
            String hasPhone = people
                    .getString(people
                            .getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER));

            if ((Integer.parseInt(hasPhone) > 0)) {
                Cursor phones = getContentResolver().query(
                        ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI,
                        null,
                        ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID
                                + " = " + contactId, null, null);
                while (phones.moveToNext()) {
                    String phoneNumber = phones
                            .getString(phones
                                    .getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER));
                    String numberType = phones
                            .getString(phones
                                    .getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE));
                    Map<String, String> NamePhoneType = new HashMap<String, String>();
                    NamePhoneType.put("Name", contactName);
                    NamePhoneType.put("Phone", phoneNumber);
                    if (numberType.equals("0"))
                        NamePhoneType.put("Type", "Work");
                    else if (numberType.equals("1"))
                        NamePhoneType.put("Type", "Home");
                    else if (numberType.equals("2"))
                        NamePhoneType.put("Type", "Mobile");
                    else
                        NamePhoneType.put("Type", "Other");
                    mPeopleList.add(NamePhoneType);
                }
                phones.close();
            }
        }
        people.close();
        startManagingCursor(people);
        return mPeopleList;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStartLoading() {
        super.onStartLoading();
        forceLoad();
    }
}

public Loader<ArrayList<Map<String, String>>> onCreateLoader(int id,
        Bundle args) {
    return new ContactsDataLoader(context);
}

public void onLoadFinished(Loader<ArrayList<Map<String, String>>> loader,
        ArrayList<Map<String, String>> data) {
    mPeopleList = data;
    mAdapter = new SimpleAdapter(this, mPeopleList, R.layout.custcontview,
            new String[] { "Name", "Phone", "Type" }, new int[] {
                    R.id.ccontName, R.id.ccontNo, R.id.ccontType });
    mTxtPhoneNo.setAdapter(mAdapter);
}

public void onLoaderReset(Loader<ArrayList<Map<String, String>>> loader) {
    mPeopleList = new ArrayList<Map<String, String>>();
    mAdapter = new SimpleAdapter(this, mPeopleList, R.layout.custcontview,
            new String[] { "Name", "Phone", "Type" }, new int[] {
                    R.id.ccontName, R.id.ccontNo, R.id.ccontType });
    mTxtPhoneNo.setAdapter(mAdapter);
}

Answer 1

RC's comment is the answer of your problem. You pass a null Context(as I don't see anywhere in the code you posted the context variable being initialized with a valid reference) to your custom loader and the code will fail with a NullPointerException. If you used my code from my previous answer then those callbacks are implemented in your Activity. In this case just pass this, the reference to your current Activity instance, to your custom loader:

public Loader<ArrayList<Map<String, String>>> onCreateLoader(int id,
        Bundle args) {
    return new ContactsDataLoader(this);
}

Also, if you close the cursor, there is no need to use startManagingCursor() for that Cursor as you might get in trouble.