Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.Context; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { public final static String getStringFormRaw(Context context, int rawId) { ByteArrayOutputStream baos = null; InputStream in = context.getResources().openRawResource(rawId); try { baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); byte[] buffer = new byte[1024]; int len = 0; while ((len = in.read(buffer)) != -1) { baos.write(buffer, 0, len); } baos.close(); return baos.toString(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); return ""; } finally { if (baos != null) { try { baos.close(); baos = null; } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } } }