title: android: how to load xml file from assets directory?
body: <p>i have trouble loading an xml file from assets directory.
  using the same line of code (just changing the path) i get different results ( either ok or NPE / file corrupted )
  the file "castle1.tmx" (it's an xml file) is copied in two locations:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>res/xml/castle1.tmx</li>
  <li>assets/level/castle1.tmx</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>with this line, it works:</p>
  
  <pre><code>XmlResourceParser xrp = ctx.getAssets().openXmlResourceParser("res/xml/castle1.tmx");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>while with this line it doesn't:</p>
  
  <pre><code>XmlResourceParser xrp = ctx.getAssets().openXmlResourceParser("assets/level/castle1.tmx");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i get the following result:</p>
  
  <pre><code>04-05 21:46:40.940: WARN/ResourceType(29056): Bad XML block: header size 28024 or total size 1702240364 is larger than data size 70441
  04-05 21:46:40.940: ERROR/TestParser(29056): Unable to read resource file
  04-05 21:46:40.940: WARN/System.err(29056): java.io.FileNotFoundException: Corrupt XML binary file
  04-05 21:46:40.940: WARN/System.err(29056):     at android.content.res.AssetManager.openXmlAssetNative(Native Method)
  04-05 21:46:40.944: WARN/System.err(29056):     at android.content.res.AssetManager.openXmlBlockAsset(AssetManager.java:485)
  04-05 21:46:40.944: WARN/System.err(29056):     at android.content.res.AssetManager.openXmlResourceParser(AssetManager.java:453)
  04-05 21:46:40.944: WARN/System.err(29056):     at android.content.res.AssetManager.openXmlResourceParser(AssetManager.java:442)
  04-05 21:46:40.944: WARN/System.err(29056):     at game.test.MapLoader.&lt;init&gt;(MapLoader.java:73)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>file is found in both case... 
  it's just that i cannot seem to be able to read it from asset dir using that method..</p>
  
  <p>any ideas how can i load my xml file from assets directory ?</p>
  
  <p>tnx</p>