Ch. 17, p. 357: .createIntent() won't accept null argument

Android Programming (5th Edition)
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I’m working through the book, and encountered the following issue. When I attempt to enable/disable the crimeCamera button, I use the code highlighted in the middle of page 357:

val captureImageIntent = takePhoto.contract.createIntent(requireContext(), null)
crimeCamera.isEnabled = canResolveIntent(captureImageIntent)

When run, my program throws an exception:

java.lang.NullPointerException: Parameter specified as non-null is null

… and the trace identifies the first line above as the culprit. I was unable to find the issue debugging, and after commenting out the enable/disable code, I was able to complete the rest of the chapter without a hitch: the camera works, the image is stored, the thumbnail is displayed, etc.

Any advice for a workaround? I’d still like this code to work if it is possible.

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The question was answered here:

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Fantastic - thanks for your help!