Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.Context; import java.io.*; public class Main { public static String readAssertsTextContent(Context context, String filename) { InputStream is = null; try { is = context.getResources().getAssets().open(filename); BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is)); StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); while (reader.ready()) sb.append(reader.readLine()); return sb.toString(); } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } finally { if (is != null) { try { is.close(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } return null; } }