Load JSON file in Android

loadJSON.java

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