android - Passing current location to Marker -

i writing application opens maps app , able add marker object @ current location when opens. application correctly opens maps app , shows blue dot current location, having difficulty using current location in order create marker.

here source code:

import com.google.android.gms.common.connectionresult; import com.google.android.gms.common.googleplayservicesclient; import com.google.android.gms.common.googleplayservicesutil; import com.google.android.gms.location.locationclient; import com.google.android.gms.location.locationlistener; import com.google.android.gms.location.locationrequest; import com.google.android.gms.maps.cameraupdate; import com.google.android.gms.maps.cameraupdatefactory; import com.google.android.gms.maps.googlemap; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.latlng; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.markeroptions; import com.google.android.gms.maps.mapfragment; import com.google.android.gms.maps.supportmapfragment; import android.location.location; import android.location.locationmanager; import android.os.bundle; import android.provider.settings; import android.app.activity; import android.app.dialog; import android.content.intent; import android.support.v4.app.fragmentactivity; import android.util.log; import android.widget.toast;  public class placemarker extends fragmentactivity      implements googleplayservicesclient.connectioncallbacks,     googleplayservicesclient.onconnectionfailedlistener,     locationlistener {     private final static int connection_failure_resolution_request = 9000;     private locationclient mlocationclient = null;     private locationrequest mlocationrequest = null;     private googlemap mmap;     private static final int update_interval_in_seconds = 5;     private static final int milliseconds_per_second = 1000;     private static final long update_interval = milliseconds_per_second * update_interval_in_seconds;     private static final int fastest_interval_in_seconds = 1;     private static final long fastest_interval = milliseconds_per_second * fastest_interval_in_seconds;     private locationmanager locationmanager;     private location location = null;      @override     protected void oncreate(bundle savedinstancestate) {         super.oncreate(savedinstancestate);         setcontentview(r.layout.activity_place_marker);          mmap = ((supportmapfragment) getsupportfragmentmanager().findfragmentbyid(r.id.map)).getmap();         mmap.setmaptype(googlemap.map_type_normal);         mmap.setmylocationenabled(true);          mlocationclient = new locationclient(this, this, this);         if (servicesconnected()) {             mlocationrequest = locationrequest.create();             mlocationrequest.setpriority(locationrequest.priority_high_accuracy);             mlocationrequest.setinterval(update_interval);             mlocationrequest.setfastestinterval(fastest_interval);              double mlatitude = getcurrentlocation().getlatitude();             double mlongitude = getcurrentlocation().getlongitude();              mmap.addmarker(new markeroptions()                 .position(new latlng(mlatitude, mlongitude))                 .title("title test")                 .snippet("snippet test"));         }         else {             toast.maketext(this, "position unavailable", toast.length_short).show();         }     }      @override     protected void onstart() {         super.onstart();         mlocationclient.connect();     }      @override     protected void onstop() {         if (mlocationclient.isconnected()) {             mlocationclient.removelocationupdates(this);         }         mlocationclient.disconnect();         super.onstop();     }      private location getcurrentlocation() {         location location = mlocationclient.getlastlocation();          if (location != null) {             return location;         }         else {             toast.maketext(this, "current location unavailable", toast.length_short).show();             checkforgpsandpromptopen();             return null;         }     }      private void checkforgpsandpromptopen() {         boolean enabled = locationmanager.isproviderenabled(locationmanager.gps_provider);          if (!enabled) {             intent intent = new intent(settings.action_location_source_settings);             startactivity(intent);         }     }      // handle results returned fragmentactivity google play services     @override     protected void onactivityresult(int requestcode, int resultcode, intent data) {         // decide based on original request code         switch (requestcode) {             case connection_failure_resolution_request :              // if result code activity.result_ok, try connect again                 switch (resultcode) {                     case activity.result_ok :                     // try request again                     break;                 }             }      }      private boolean servicesconnected() {         // check google play services available         int resultcode = googleplayservicesutil.isgoogleplayservicesavailable(this);          // if google play services available         if (connectionresult.success == resultcode) {             // in debug mode, log status             log.d("location updates", "google play services available.");             // continue             return true;         // google play services not available reason         } else {             // error code             // error dialog google play services             dialog errordialog = googleplayservicesutil.geterrordialog(resultcode, this, connection_failure_resolution_request);              // if google play services can provide error dialog             if (errordialog != null) {                 errordialog.show();             }             return false;         }     }      /*      * called location services when request connect client finishes successfully.      * @ point, can request current location or start periodic updates      */     @override     public void onconnected(bundle databundle) {         // display connection status         toast.maketext(this, "connected", toast.length_short).show();         mlocationclient.requestlocationupdates(mlocationrequest, this);         location = getcurrentlocation();         taketolocation(convertlocationtolatlong(location));     }      /*      * called location services if connection location client drops because of error.      */     @override     public void ondisconnected() {         // display connection status         toast.maketext(this, "disconnected. please re-connect.", toast.length_short).show();     }      public void onlocationchanged(location location) {         // report ui location updated //      string msg = "updated location: " + double.tostring(location.getlatitude()) + "," + double.tostring(location.getlongitude()); //      toast.maketext(this, msg, toast.length_short).show();     }      /*      * called location services if attempt location services fails.      */     @override     public void onconnectionfailed(connectionresult connectionresult) {      }      private void taketolocation(latlng newlocation) {         if (newlocation != null) {             cameraupdate update = cameraupdatefactory.newlatlngzoom(newlocation, 16);             mmap.animatecamera(update);         }         else {             toast.maketext(this, "position unavailable", toast.length_short).show();         }     }     private latlng convertlocationtolatlong(location location) {         latlng currentlatlong = new latlng(location.getlatitude(), location.getlongitude());         return currentlatlong;     } } 

the logcat error shows there illegalstateexception: not connected caused line 61:

double mlatitude = getcurrentlocation().getlatitude(); 

i guess if have third party crash catching sdk used in project if getcurrentlocation() returns null in following lines:

    double mlatitude = getcurrentlocation().getlatitude();     double mlongitude = getcurrentlocation().getlongitude(); 

it happen sdk catches npe fails send report. cuz method getcurrentlocation() return null:

    toast.maketext(this, "current location unavailable", toast.length_short).show();     checkforgpsandpromptopen();     return null;