Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.Context; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { public static String loadJSONFromResource(Context context, int resource) { if (resource <= 0 || context == null) return null; String json = null; InputStream is = context.getResources().openRawResource(resource); try { if (is != null) { int size = is.available(); byte[] buffer = new byte[size]; is.read(buffer); json = new String(buffer, "UTF-8"); } } catch (IOException e) { return null; } finally { try { if (is != null) is.close(); } catch (IOException e) { } } return json; } }