Assets.java

// and have three files under assets called f1.txt f2.txt f3.txt

package aexp.assets;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.res.AssetManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

public class Assets extends Activity
{
    public static final String LOG_TAG = "Assets";

    static final int views[] = {
        R.id.f1,
        R.id.f2,
        R.id.f3
    };

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        AssetManager am = getResources().getAssets();
        String assets[] = null;
        try {
            assets = am.list( "" );
            for( int i = 0 ; i < views.length ; ++i ) {
                if( i >= assets.length )
                    break;
                TextView t = (TextView)findViewById( views[i] );
                readTextResource( am, t, assets[i] );
            }
        } catch( IOException ex ) {
            Log.e( LOG_TAG, 
                    "I/O Exception",
                    ex );
        }
    }

    private void readTextResource( AssetManager am, TextView t,String asset ) 
                                        throws IOException {
        InputStream is = am.open( asset );
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        while( true ) {
            int c = is.read();
            if( c < 0 )
                break;
            if( c >= 32 )
                sb.append( (char)c );
        }
        t.setText( new String( sb ) );
    }
}