Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.edittext.settext(java.lang.charsequence)' on a null object reference

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hello ,
im making a qr scanner app , and when i scan the code i want them to go in a edittext , but it keeps giving errors :(((

this is my code :

 @Override
    public void handleResult(Result result) {
        //handle result
        Log.v("handleResult", result.getText());

        mScannerView.stopCamera();
        updateScannerData(1,result.getText());


//resume scanning
        mScannerView.resumeCameraPreview(this);

    }
    private void updateScannerData(int scanType, String scannedCode) {

        EditText editText;
        editText = findViewById(editText4);
        //EditText editText2  = (ditText2)findViewById(R.id.editText2);                beta lol
        editText.setText(scannedCode);
    }

xml:

<pre lang="xml"> <Button
        android:layout_width="218dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText4"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:background="@android:color/holo_red_light"
        android:onClick="onClick"
        android:text="@string/scan_qr"
        tools:text="scan qr code" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="61dp"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="197dp"
        android:ems="10"
        android:hint="@string/scan_order"
        android:inputType="textPersonName"
        android:visibility="visible"
        tools:backgroundTint="@android:color/holo_red_light" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText4"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="62dp"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="67dp"
        android:ems="10"
        android:hint="@string/scan_locatie"
        android:inputType="textPersonName"
        tools:backgroundTint="@android:color/holo_red_light" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="33dp"
        android:background="@android:color/holo_red_light"
        android:text="@string/button"
        tools:text="Versturen.." />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="220dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:background="@android:color/holo_red_light"
        android:onClick="onClick"
        android:text="@string/scan_qr"
        tools:text="scan qr code" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button3"
        android:layout_width="40dp"
        android:layout_height="38dp"
        android:layout_alignStart="@+id/button4"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        android:background="@android:drawable/ic_delete" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button4"
        android:layout_width="39dp"
        android:layout_height="37dp"
        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginEnd="32dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="136dp"
        android:background="@android:drawable/ic_delete" />

What I have tried:

i searched for a solution 1.5 day :( , examinate the logcatt which shows this :

<pre> java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.EditText.setText(java.lang.CharSequence)' on a null object reference<br />
        at com.example.mvaartjes.mcmqr_reader.MainActivity.updateScannerData(MainActivity.java:100)<br />
        at com.example.mvaartjes.mcmqr_reader.MainActivity.handleResult(MainActivity.java:88)</pre>

any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED :)