title: Android EditText.getText() on null pointer exception
body: <p>I am having an issue that I can't work out. Another set of eyes on it would be handy. I have already looked at this question <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31847656/edittext-null-object-reference#">Null reference object</a> and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29408161/attempt-to-invoke-virtual-method-android-text-editable-android-widget-edittext">Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.text.Editable android.widget.EditText.getText()' on a null object reference</a>, I have checked to make sure I am doing as they say and I believe I am as the text input exists in the xml with the correct id, and I can see the declaration of the object, and there is no spelling mistake. I even get the smart popups giving me options when I place the <code>.</code></p>
  
  <p>I have checked over my code and it seems right to me. I am creating the variable and passing it an element that exists on the view it is referencing. Below is my code. As you can see I am creating an edit text object that has the value of the text input element -- that line seems to run, then it errors on the next line saying that <code>getText()</code> cannot be called on a null object reference. I am entering text before pressing the click so it should not be null. The click is happening in a fragment; I don't see that being the issue but I could be wrong.</p>
  
  <pre><code>@Override
  public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                           Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      // Inflate the layout for this fragment
      final View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_ping, container, false);
      Button pingButton = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.pingButton);
      pingButton.setOnClickListener(this);
  
      return view;
  }
  
  public void onClick(View v) {
      switch(v.getId()) {
          case R.id.pingButton:
              EditText text = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.editText);
              String value = text.getText().toString();
              String s = ping(value);
              TextView result = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.textView);
              result.setText(s);
              break;
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am at a bit of a loss with this now. I can't see why it is happening. What can I do to resolve this?</p>
  
  <p>Traceback:</p>
  
  <pre><code>01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime: Process: uk.aperture.pinger, PID: 10966
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.text.Editable android.widget.EditText.getText()' on a null object reference
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at uk.aperture.pinger.Ping.onClick(Ping.java:112)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:5198)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:21147)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
  01-05 12:35:49.323 10966-10966/uk.aperture.pinger E/AndroidRuntime:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>EDIT:</p>
  
  <p>For some reason this question has been marked as duplicate -- which it is not -- and then IMHO erroneously closed. This question is perfectly valid; you can see that I have both an assignment and accessing of the assignment. I believe I am passing the whole view through as shown in the extended code I posted. </p>