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I am trying to parse an XML file in a stream inside a fragment.

A partial snippet of my code:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
  mAdapter = new ListItemNearbyStoresAdapter(getActivity().getApplicationContext(), mStoresByKey);

         setListAdapter(mAdapter);

         // Load the list of stores from hard coded xml
         loadStoresByThread(getActivity().getApplicationContext());

    }

    private void loadStoresByThread(final Context ctx)
        {
            Thread t = new Thread()
            {

                public void run()
                {

                    try
                    {


                        Log.d(TAG, "In the thread");
                        String[] files = ctx.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.storefiles);
                       // String[] files={"s1.xml"};



                        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++)
                        {

                            try
                            {
                                InputStream stream = getActivity().getAssets().open(files[i]);

                                 NearbyItemDomFeedParser parser = new NearbyItemDomFeedParser(stream);
                                ArrayList<Store> stores = parser.parse();
                                Log.e("no of fioles read","asd :"+stores.size());
                                mStores.addAll(stores);
                                cache.setItems(mStores);
                            }
                            catch (Exception e)
                            {
                                Log.d(TAG, "Exception caught" + e);
                            }
                        }
}
}

Note that this entire class extends the list fragment.

Is access to resources correct inside the fragment?

The reason I can not read the file.

There are no exceptions, so I can not determine the exact error.

But finally, after parsing using the builder, I get 0 elements.

Any suggestions?