BufferedReader reader = null;
try {
reader = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(getAssets().open("filename.txt"), "UTF-8"));
// do reading, usually loop until end of file reading
String mLine;
while ((mLine = reader.readLine()) != null) {
//process line
...
}
} catch (IOException e) {
//log the exception
} finally {
if (reader != null) {
try {
reader.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
//log the exception
}
}
}