Read xml file from Android Asset folder

Question

I'm trying to read the same file "xmlfile.xml" from the assets folder and also another copy from the SD card sdcard/download/.

I can Read from SD Card:

unfile Return True
Esite Return True

I can't not Read from Assets folder:

unfile Return False
Esite Return False

This code il NOT Working

        File source = new File("file:///android_asset/xmlfile.xml");
        boolean unfile = source.isFile();
        boolean Esiste = source.exists();

        try
        {
          // todo
        } catch (Exception e)
        {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

This code il Working

        File source = new File("/sdcard/" + "download" + "/" + "xmlfile.xml");
        boolean unfile = source.isFile();
        boolean Esiste = source.exists();

        try
        {
          // todo
        } catch (Exception e)
        {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

someone can explain me how can I read the file from the Assets folder.

thanks marco

see ans given by me at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1372470/parse-local-xml-file-in-android/8413361#8413361 — Khan, May 11 '12 at 11:53

score 12 · Answer 1 · answered May 11 '12 at 11:42

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To open an asset you'd need the following piece of code:

InputStream is = getAssets().open("xmlfile.xml")

answered May 11 '12 at 11:42

Rawkode

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score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 31 '15 at 07:13

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Use this function

// Converting given XML file name to String form
String mOutputText = getxml("yourxml.xml");

/**
 * Function used to fetch an XML file from assets folder
 * @param fileName - XML file name to convert it to String
 * @return - return XML in String form
 */
private String getXml(String fileName) {
    String xmlString = null;
    AssetManager am = context.getAssets();
    try {
        InputStream is = am.open(fileName);
        int length = is.available();
        byte[] data = new byte[length];
        is.read(data);
        xmlString = new String(data);
    } catch (IOException e1) {
        e1.printStackTrace();
    }
    return xmlString;
}

edited Oct 31 '15 at 07:13

SilentKiller

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answered May 11 '12 at 12:03

Mufazzal

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For File I meant the Class [link](http://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/File.html) – marcoqf73 May 11 '12 at 12:22
replace InputStream is = am.open(path); with InputStream is = new FileInputStream(File) i think it may help – Mufazzal May 11 '12 at 14:32

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 18 '17 at 09:31

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    try 
    {
        AssetManager aManager = Class.getAssets();
        InputStream iStream = aManager.open("file.xml");
        int length = iStream.available();
        byte[] data = new byte[length];
        iStream.read(data);
        assetString = new String(data).toString();
    }
    catch (IOException e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

edited Jul 18 '17 at 09:31

Bunny

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answered Apr 06 '15 at 05:53

Ajay Pandya

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 14 '16 at 14:59

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This will surely help you. For reading a file form assets folder you need a InputStream Object.

Syntax:

InputStream yourobj=getApplicationContext().getAssets().open("Path to xml file");

So the live code can be:

InputStream in_s = getApplicationContext().getAssets().open("www/application/app/client/controllers/data1.xml");

Here data1.xml is the file inside the path.

edited Jul 14 '16 at 14:59

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answered Jul 14 '16 at 13:53

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 06 '20 at 22:26

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I found it easier to do the following:

val xmlStream = context.resources.getXml(R.xml.example)

I believe this is a subset of XmlPullParser, but it has worked well enough.

answered Oct 06 '20 at 22:26

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