read file from assets

Question

public class Utils {
    public static List getMessages() {
        //File file = new File(\"file:///android_asset/helloworld.txt\");
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Answer 1

Here is a method to read a file in assets:

/**
 * Reads the text of an asset. Should not be run on the UI thread.
 * 
 * @param mgr
 *            The {@link AssetManager} obtained via {@link Context#getAssets()}
 * @param path
 *            The path to the asset.
 * @return The plain text of the asset
 */
public static String readAsset(AssetManager mgr, String path) {
    String contents = "";
    InputStream is = null;
    BufferedReader reader = null;
    try {
        is = mgr.open(path);
        reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
        contents = reader.readLine();
        String line = null;
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            contents += '\n' + line;
        }
    } catch (final Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } finally {
        if (is != null) {
            try {
                is.close();
            } catch (IOException ignored) {
            }
        }
        if (reader != null) {
            try {
                reader.close();
            } catch (IOException ignored) {
            }
        }
    }
    return contents;
}