getting exception while using media player
<p>I am using media player to play a mp3 file.But when i run it,i am getting the null pointer exception.Please tell me what is the problem.</p>

<p>This is the code:</p>

<pre><code>package com.example.soundplayer;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    /**
     * Variables
     */
    MediaPlayer mp = null;
    String hello = "Hello!";

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        /**
         * Talking with the buttonHello
         */
        final Button buttonHello = (Button) findViewById(R.id.idHello);
        buttonHello.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                managerOfSound(hello);
            } // END onClick()
        }); // END buttonHello
    } // END onCreate()

    /**
     * Manager of Sounds
     */
    protected void managerOfSound(String theText) {
        if (mp != null) {
            mp.reset();
            mp.release();
        }
        if (theText == hello){
            mp = new MediaPlayer();
            mp = MediaPlayer.create(MainActivity.this, R.raw.sound);
            mp.start();}
    }
}
</code></pre>

<p>This is the exception:</p>

<pre><code>08-22 13:13:01.001: W/dalvikvm(785): threadid=3: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4001b188)
08-22 13:13:01.001: E/AndroidRuntime(785): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785): java.lang.NullPointerException
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at com.example.soundplayer.MainActivity.managerOfSound(MainActivity.java:57)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at com.example.soundplayer.MainActivity$1.onClick(MainActivity.java:30)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2364)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.View.onTouchEvent(View.java:4179)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.widget.TextView.onTouchEvent(TextView.java:6541)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:3709)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1659)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1107)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2061)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1643)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1691)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4363)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
08-22 13:13:01.020: E/AndroidRuntime(785):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
</code></pre>

<p>I am getting exception in this line:</p>

<pre><code> mp.start();
</code></pre>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
