FileProvider.GetUriForFile 调用时抛出NullPointerException异常

Exception of type 'Java.Lang.NullPointerException' was thrown.
看Android源代码,发现问题出在
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.parsePathStrategy(FileProvider.java:243)
    at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.getPathStrategy(FileProvider.java:217)
    at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.getUriForFile(FileProvider.java:130)
parsePathStrategy函数中:
final ProviderInfo info = context.getPackageManager().resolveContentProvider(authority, PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
得到的info为null.

看代码看了好久，没有找到问题，最后发现是AndroidManifest.xml文件问题。

原因:
provider 写到了application 外面.

<manifest ...>
    <application ...>
        <activity ...>
        </activity>
    </application>
    <provider ...>
    </provider>
</manifest>

正确的应该是下面这样.

<manifest ...>
    <application ...>
        <activity ...>
        </activity>
        <provider ...>
        </provider>
    </application>
</manifest>