E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main java.lang.NullPointerException

Question

I am trying to integrate simple map app with a place search functionality and I am facing the problem is that searching bar is not coming out in the map. I'm not sure what is the reason, as i'm beginner in android. however onCreateOptionsMenu code is as follow, please any solution would be very thankful.

@Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);

        // get a reference to the EditText widget for the search option
        View searchRef = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
        mSearchEditText = (EditText) searchRef.findViewById(R.id.searchText);

        // set key listener to start search if Enter key is pressed
        mSearchEditText.setOnKeyListener(new View.OnKeyListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onKey(View view, int keyCode, KeyEvent keyEvent) {
                if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) {
                    onSearchButtonClicked(mSearchEditText);
                    return true;
                }

                return false;
            }
        });
        return true;
    }

Error:

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main java.lang.NullPointerException at com.example.adrian.placesearch.MainActivity.onCreateOptionsMenu(MainActivity.java:106)

Which line in this snippet is Line106 ? Does the menu_main layout contain action_search entry ? — Prabindh, Jan 25 '16 at 05:07
I also asked the same question regarding searchview few days ago. Here is the linik to that question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34942492/implementing-searchview-in-toolbar-with-fragments — Vivek Mishra, Jan 25 '16 at 05:12
line 106: mSearchEditText=(EditText) searchRef.findViewById(R.id.searchText); — nshadrian, Jan 25 '16 at 05:21
Try using the searchview from appcompat class as actionViewClass in the menu.xml.Instead use app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView".Use this instead and let me know if its solving the purpose — AndroidMech, Jan 25 '16 at 05:22
Paste the code of this file app:actionLayout="@layout/search_layout" here — AndroidMech, Jan 25 '16 at 05:28

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main java.lang.NullPointerException

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