How to read json file from assests in android using Kotlin?

Question

I have already done with java but find difficult with Kotlin.

I have already search with google but none of them work for me.

/**
 * Get the json data from json file.
 *
 * @param context  the context to acces the resources.
 * @param fileName the name of the json file
 * @return json as string
 */
public static String getJsonFromAsset(Context context, String fileName) {
    String json = "";
    try {
        InputStream stream = context.getAssets().open(fileName);
        int size = stream.available();
        byte[] buffer = new byte[size];
        stream.read(buffer);
        stream.close();
        json = new String(buffer, "UTF-8");

    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return json;
}

I want this code in Kotlin.

Answer 1

Java codes can be converted to Kotlin from Android Studio too. Here is the converted solution with the extension function of Context .

@Throws(IOException::class)
fun Context.readJsonAsset(fileName: String): String {
    val inputStream = assets.open(fileName)
    val size = inputStream.available()
    val buffer = ByteArray(size)
    inputStream.read(buffer)
    inputStream.close()
    return String(buffer, Charsets.UTF_8)
}

Answer 2

Reading json file from assets folder in Kotlin is very easy, just use the following code

val fileInString: String =
  applicationContext.assets.open(fileName).bufferedReader().use { it.readText() }

Answer 3

You can use the following

class LocalJSONParser {

companion object {
    fun inputStreamToString(inputStream: InputStream): String {
        try {
            val bytes = ByteArray(inputStream.available())
            inputStream.read(bytes, 0, bytes.size)
            return String(bytes)
        } catch (e: IOException) {
            return ""
        }
      }
    }
}

// jsonFileName = "data.json"
inline fun <reified T> Context.getObjectFromJson(jsonFileName: String): T {
val myJson =LocalJSONParser.inputStreamToString(this.assets.open(jsonFileName))
return Gson().fromJson(myJson, T::class.java
}