Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.content.Context; import java.io.BufferedInputStream; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { public static String getResourceText(Context context, int resId) { InputStream is = null; BufferedInputStream bis; ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); try { is = context.getResources().openRawResource(resId); bis = new BufferedInputStream(is); int result = bis.read(); while (result != -1) { byte b = (byte) result; baos.write(b); result = bis.read(); } } catch (IOException e) { } finally { try { if (is != null) is.close(); } catch (IOException e) { } } return baos.toString(); } }