Load Json from local file and URL

LoadJson.java

/*
** Created by bapspatil
*/
// Load JSON from URL
public static String loadJsonFromUrl(URL url) throws IOException {
        HttpURLConnection urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
        try {
            InputStream in = urlConnection.getInputStream();

            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(in);
            scanner.useDelimiter("\\A");

            boolean hasInput = scanner.hasNext();
            String response = null;
            if (hasInput) {
                response = scanner.next();
            }
            scanner.close();
            return response;
        } finally {
            urlConnection.disconnect();
        }
}


// Load JSON from local file
public String loadJSONFromAsset() {
    String json = null;
    try {
        // Replace getAssets() with getResources if you're storing your JSON file in the res directory
        InputStream is = getActivity().getAssets().open("yourfile.json");
        int size = is.available();
        byte[] buffer = new byte[size];
        is.read(buffer);
        is.close();
        json = new String(buffer, "UTF-8");
    } catch (IOException ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
        return null;
    }
    return json;
}