Null Pointer Exception in File Provider
<p>Ive designed a simple fragment to take a Picture and then load the corresponding picture on an ImageView on the screen using a File Provider. Im currently getting a null pointer exception when accessing it although it is there and under the correct headings. I have checked all my settings and made sure they correspond but my application is not able to find my File Provider. My code below</p>

<pre><code>import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.media.Image;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.content.FileProvider;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Date;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

/**
 * A simple {@link Fragment} subclass.
 * Use the {@link StudentID#newInstance} factory method to
 * create an instance of this fragment.
 */
public class StudentID extends Fragment {
    String mCurrentPhotoPath;
    Uri mPhotoURI;
    static final int REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE = 1;
    static final int REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO = 1;
    ImageView picView;
    FloatingActionButton button;
    public StudentID() {
        // Required empty public constructor
    }

    /**
     * Use this factory method to create a new instance of
     * this fragment using the provided parameters.
     *
     * @return A new instance of fragment StudentID.
     */
    // TODO: Rename and change types and number of parameters
    public static StudentID newInstance() {
        StudentID fragment = new StudentID();
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        fragment.setArguments(args);
        return fragment;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        // Inflate the layout for this fragment
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_student_id, container, false);
        picView = (ImageView)view.findViewById(R.id.idPic);
        button = (FloatingActionButton)view.findViewById(R.id.picButton);
        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                takePicture();
            }
        });
        //updateImage();
        return view;
    }
    public void takePicture() {
        Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
        if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getContext().getPackageManager()) != null) {
            startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
        }
        File photoFile = null;
        try {
            photoFile = createImageFile();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
        }
        // Continue only if the File was successfully created
        if (photoFile != null) {
            mPhotoURI = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getContext(),
                    "com.tble.brgo.fileprovider",
                    photoFile);
            takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mPhotoURI);
            startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO);
        }
    }
    @Override
    public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        if (requestCode == REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE &amp;&amp; resultCode == getActivity().RESULT_OK) {
            picView.setImageURI(mPhotoURI);
        }
    }
    private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
        // Create an image file name
        String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
        String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
        File storageDir = getContext().getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
        File image = File.createTempFile(
                imageFileName,  /* prefix */
                ".jpg",         /* suffix */
                storageDir      /* directory */
        );
        mCurrentPhotoPath = "file:" + image.getAbsolutePath();
        return image;
    }


}
</code></pre>

<p>Android Manifest</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
&lt;manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.tble.brgo"&gt;
    &lt;provider
        android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
        android:authorities="com.tble.brgo.fileprovider"
        android:exported="false"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true"&gt;
        &lt;meta-data
            android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
            android:resource="@xml/file_paths.xml"&gt;&lt;/meta-data&gt;
    &lt;/provider&gt;
    &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /&gt;
    &lt;uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false" /&gt;
    &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
        android:maxSdkVersion="18"/&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>FileProvider:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
&lt;paths xmnls="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"&gt;
    &lt;external-path name="my_images" path="Android/data/com.tble.brgo.BRGO/files/Pictures" /&gt;
&lt;/paths&gt;
</code></pre>