Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: AGPLv3 import android.content.Context; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { private static String getStringFromResource(Context context, String dbname) { InputStream inputStream; byte[] buffer; try { inputStream = context.getResources().getAssets().open("database/" + dbname); int size = inputStream.available(); buffer = new byte[size]; inputStream.read(buffer); inputStream.close(); String text = new String(buffer); return text; } catch (IOException e) { } return null; } }