Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.content.Context; import android.util.Log; import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.io.InputStreamReader; public class Main { private static final String TAG = "Util"; /** * Read text file to string */ public static String readAssetFileToString(Context context, String name) { BufferedReader in = null; try { StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(); InputStream is = context.getAssets().open(name); in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is)); String str; boolean isFirst = true; while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) { if (isFirst) isFirst = false; else buf.append('\n'); buf.append(str); } return buf.toString(); } catch (IOException e) { Log.e(TAG, "Error opening asset " + name); } finally { if (in != null) { try { in.close(); } catch (IOException e) { Log.e(TAG, "Error closing asset " + name); } } } return null; } }