Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileReader; import android.util.Log; public class Main { private static final String TAG = "Helpers"; public static String getFile(final String filename) { String s = ""; final File f = new File(filename); if (f.exists() && f.canRead()) { try { final BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(f), 256); String buffer = null; while ((buffer = br.readLine()) != null) { s += buffer + "\n"; } br.close(); } catch (final Exception e) { Log.e(TAG, "Error reading file: " + filename, e); s = null; } } return s; } }