Large text files load not working on android [duplicate] - android

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Here is the code of function:
public void loadTextFile(String textFileName, ArrayList<String> dictionary)
{
AssetManager assetManager = getAssets(); //files manager
//reader = public bufferedReader
//word = public String
//dictionary = public ArrayList<String>
//load file to buffer
try {
reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(assetManager.open(textFileName)));
} catch (IOException e1) {
e1.printStackTrace();
}
word = " ";
//loop, save words from buffer to dictionary
while(word != null)
{
try {
word = reader.readLine();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
word = null;
}
if (word != null) {
dictionary.add(word);
}
}//end while
//buffer close
try {
reader.close();
} catch (IOException e1) {
e1.printStackTrace();
}
} //end function
If I try load small file <1MB, It works fine and rather fast.
If the files(partialy) are more than 1MB, but less than about 3MB, it works slow (4-6min).
If the files are bigger, it's not working, and I have information in emulator:
"The application app (process processing.test.app) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again". I don't know what is wrong.
I try: pre-allocated ArrayList, load file to few ArrayList's, but still not working.
I will be grateful for any suggestions.

First off, word can become null somewhere along the file and the loop will exit (since you explicitly set word to null on an exception). Do you get a stack trace?
Try to move the code to a background process using AsyncTask AsyncTask
Execute on real device if you have one

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