Load general text file in Android

loadText.java

public String loadText(Context cxt, String file){
    String text = "";
    try{
        InputStream is = cxt.getAssets().open(file);
        int size = is.available();
        byte[] buffer = new byte[size];
        is.read(buffer);
        is.close();
        text = new String(buffer, "UTF-8");
    } catch(IOException ex){
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }
    return text;
}