Google map android api v2 application crashes

Question

I am using Eclipse helios and Android 4.1.2 i have followed the following documentation https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=19nQzvKP-CVLd7_VrpwnHfl-AE9fjbJySowONZZtNHzw

Answer 1

Whoo...after scratching ma head for so long atlast i got the solution first i did debugging with real device using DDMS following its documentation which is fabulous then i discovered the following error

12-12 15:08:29.458: E/AndroidRuntime(26382): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start     activity ComponentInfo{com.example.emeterfinalapp/com.example.emeterfinalapp.SelectLocation}:     android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #17: Error inflating class fragment

and then after few more lines of code there was another error which was eye catching

12-12 15:08:29.458: E/AndroidRuntime(26382): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: API key not found.  Check that  is in the  element of AndroidManifest.xml

and then i realised that my api key code is a child of manifest not application which the above error pointed out and then i rectified my manifest to following

and then it went like a zoom and everythng worked just perfectly...Debugging with real device helped a lot...