How can I parse a local JSON file from assets folder into a ListView?

Question

I'm currently developing a physics app that is supposed to show a list of formulas and even solve some of them (the only problem is the ListView)

This is my main layout

    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:measureWithLargestChild="false"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".CatList" >


    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/titlebar" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/Title1"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:text="@string/app_name"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
            android:textColor="#ff1c00"
            android:textIsSelectable="false" />

    </RelativeLayout>

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listFormulas"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    </ListView>

</LinearLayout>

And this is my main activity

package com.wildsushii.quickphysics;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.AssetManager;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.ListView;

public class CatList extends Activity {



    public static String AssetJSONFile (String filename, Context context) throws IOException {
        AssetManager manager = context.getAssets();
        InputStream file = manager.open(filename);
        byte[] formArray = new byte[file.available()];
        file.read(formArray);
        file.close();

        return new String(formArray);
    }


    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_cat_list);
        ListView categoriesL = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listFormulas);

        ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> formList = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();
        Context context = null;
        try {
            String jsonLocation = AssetJSONFile("formules.json", context);
            JSONObject formArray = (new JSONObject()).getJSONObject("formules");
            String formule = formArray.getString("formule");
            String url = formArray.getString("url");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (JSONException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        //My problem is here!!
    }


    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.cat_list, menu);
        return true;
    }
}

I actually know I can make this without using JSON but I need more practice parsing JSON. By the way, this is the JSON

    {
    "formules": [
    {
      "formule": "Linear Motion",
      "url": "qp1"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Constant Acceleration Motion",
      "url": "qp2"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Projectile Motion",
      "url": "qp3"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Force",
      "url": "qp4"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Work, Power, Energy",
      "url": "qp5"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Rotary Motion",
      "url": "qp6"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Harmonic Motion",
      "url": "qp7"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Gravity",
      "url": "qp8"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Lateral and Longitudinal Waves",
      "url": "qp9"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Sound Waves",
      "url": "qp10"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Electrostatics",
      "url": "qp11"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Direct Current",
      "url": "qp12"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Magnetic Field",
      "url": "qp13"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Alternating Current",
      "url": "qp14"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Thermodynamics",
      "url": "qp15"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Hydrogen Atom",
      "url": "qp16"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Optics",
      "url": "qp17"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Modern Physics",
      "url": "qp18"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Hydrostatics",
      "url": "qp19"
    },
    {
      "formule": "Astronomy",
      "url": "qp20"
    }
  ]
}

I have tried a lot of things and even delete the entire project to make a new one :(

Answer 1

As Faizan describes in their answer here:

First of all read the Json File from your assests file using below code.

and then you can simply read this string return by this function as

public String loadJSONFromAsset() {
    String json = null;
    try {
        InputStream is = getActivity().getAssets().open("yourfilename.json");
        int size = is.available();
        byte[] buffer = new byte[size];
        is.read(buffer);
        is.close();
        json = new String(buffer, "UTF-8");
    } catch (IOException ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
        return null;
    }
    return json;
}

and use this method like that

    try {
        JSONObject obj = new JSONObject(loadJSONFromAsset());
        JSONArray m_jArry = obj.getJSONArray("formules");
        ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> formList = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();
        HashMap<String, String> m_li;

        for (int i = 0; i < m_jArry.length(); i++) {
            JSONObject jo_inside = m_jArry.getJSONObject(i);
            Log.d("Details-->", jo_inside.getString("formule"));
            String formula_value = jo_inside.getString("formule");
            String url_value = jo_inside.getString("url");

            //Add your values in your `ArrayList` as below:
            m_li = new HashMap<String, String>();
            m_li.put("formule", formula_value);
            m_li.put("url", url_value);

            formList.add(m_li);
        }
    } catch (JSONException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

For further details regarding JSON Read HERE