Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.content.Context; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { public static String loadJSONFromAsset(final Context context, final String fileName) throws IOException { String json; InputStream is = context.getAssets().open(fileName); int size = is.available(); byte[] buffer = new byte[size]; is.read(buffer); is.close(); json = new String(buffer, "UTF-8"); return json; } }