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Fatal Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException crash event
An error occurs on line 41 when initializing the SongListFragment fragment class.
Here is a snippet of the class:
class SongListFragment : Fragment() {

private var _binding: FragmentSongsListBinding? = null
private val binding get() = _binding!! //error
private var player: ExoPlayer? = null
private lateinit var inputManager: InputMethodManager
private lateinit var sharedPreferences: SharedPreferences
private lateinit var editor: SharedPreferences.Editor

private val songListAdapter by lazy...