Update your onActivityResult method like this
//method for getting qr code from qr code after scan
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
if (requestCode == 0) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
String contents = intent.getStringExtra("SCAN_RESULT");
Toast.makeText(this, contents , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
//start activity for scanning qr code
Intent intent = new Intent("com.google.zxing.client.android.SCAN");
intent.putExtra("SCAN_MODE", "QR_CODE_MODE");
startActivityForResult(intent, 0);
// Handle successful scan
} else if (resultCode == RESULT_CANCELED) {
// Handle cancel
Log.d("the result is","not ok");
}
}