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Android

Posted by Moritz Gruber
Moritz Gruber
12,073 Points

How to read from a text File, which is in the same folder as the java file in an complex andriod studio?

Hey, I want to upgrade my FunFacts app. Each fact should be red out of a text file called test.txt, instead of using a simple string array.

Without AdroidStudio i got no trouble with this.

In my normal IntelliJ Idea, this code works:

            FileReader fr = new FileReader("test.txt");
            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
            String zeile = br.readLine();
            .....

my project folder looks like the same in Android Studio, but it wont work there. (i got my test.ext file next to the ReadLine.java file, which calls the code above)

I would really appreciate your help Sincerely Moritz

2 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,416 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,416 Points

What you need is to create an "assets" directory in "app/src/main" (at the same level as java and res) and place the text file there. Then you can open the file with Android's AssetManager class.

AssetManager assetManager = getAssets();
InputStream = assetManager.open("text.txt");
Moritz Gruber
Moritz Gruber
12,073 Points
Moritz Gruber
Moritz Gruber
12,073 Points

Even if its 9 days ago, your answer helped me that day a lot and i fixed my issues. Thank you, Seth for your help!