Google Maps Fragment returning null inside a fragment

Question

So I have an empty fragment that contains a map fragment. Whenever I try to activate the fragment containing the map, my app crashes and returns a null pointer error on this

Answer 1

I can face same problem but finally i can solve that error.Now Map is Properly showing...

=> Call initilizeMap() Method in Fragment within a onCreateView() method...

=> Declare Global Variable like ,

private GoogleMap googleMap;

 private void initilizeMap() {
    try {

        // Changing marker icon
        // marker.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.my_marker_icon)));

        // adding marker
        if (googleMap == null) {
            googleMap = ((MapFragment)getActivity().getFragmentManager()
                    .findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();

            // create marker
            MarkerOptions marker = new MarkerOptions().position(
                    new LatLng(latitude, longitude)).title(
                    "YourCare");

            // Changing marker icon
            MarkerOptions icon = marker.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory
                    .defaultMarker(BitmapDescriptorFactory.HUE_ROSE));
            // adding marker

            LatLng latLng = new LatLng(latitude, longitude);
            CameraUpdate cameraUpdate = CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(
                    latLng, 15);
            googleMap.animateCamera(cameraUpdate);
            // locationManager.removeUpdates(this);

            googleMap.addMarker(marker);
            googleMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true);
            // check if map is created successfully or not
            if (googleMap == null) {
                Toast.makeText(getActivity(),
                        "Sorry! unable to create maps", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                        .show();
            }

        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.print("Error :" + e.getMessage());
    }

}