Display text file in /res/raw

Android can handle text file as raw.



Create a text file, named hello.txt, and save it in the folder /res/raw. The files inside /res/raw will be traded as raw files, they will not be compiled. They will be moved to application package as they are.

main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView  
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:text="@string/hello"
    />
<TextView  
 android:id="@+id/hellotxt"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:textSize="22px"
    />
</LinearLayout>

AndroidTxt.java

package com.exercise.AndroidTxt;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class AndroidTxt extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        
        TextView helloTxt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.hellotxt);
        helloTxt.setText(readTxt());
    }
    
    private String readTxt(){

     InputStream inputStream = getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.hello);
     
     ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     
     int i;
  try {
   i = inputStream.read();
   while (i != -1)
      {
       byteArrayOutputStream.write(i);
       i = inputStream.read();
      }
      inputStream.close();
  } catch (IOException e) {
   // TODO Auto-generated catch block
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
  
     return byteArrayOutputStream.toString();
    }
}

Download the files.