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Put the html file inside asset folder and use the code given below : public class MainActivity extends Activity { WebView myWebView; TextView tv; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); myWebView=(WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView1); myWebView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/Noun.htm"); } Copy and download the code and try your self.

in main.xml file: < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > < Button android:id="@+id/button1" android:layout_width="120dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Button" /> < /LinearLayout> in dialog.xml :(xml for custom dialog box) : < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > < ImageView android:id="@+id/imageView1" android:layout_widt...

Code for reading from a text file in asset folder to a textview: public class Readfile extends Activity { String path; ArrayList data = new ArrayList (); @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); path = getResources().getString(R.string.directory1); String[] data1 = null; AssetManager am = getResources().getAssets(); try { data1 = am.list(path); } catch (Exception e) { } for (String name : data1) { data.add(name); } Readoperation(); } public void Readoperation() { // TODO Auto-generated method stub TextView txt = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text); try { path=getResources().getString(R.string.directory1) +"/"+data.get(2); InputStream stream = getAssets().open(path); int size = stre...