Java Char Create toChar(final String bitString)

Description

Convert a bit string into a char value.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
bitString	The string to convert.

Return

The converted value.

Declaration

public static char toChar(final String bitString) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   ww w  . ja  v a2 s  . c om*/
 * Copyright (C) 2015  Hugh Eaves
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert a bit string into a char value.
     *
     * @see BitStringUtil#toLong(String)
     *
     * @param bitString
     *            The string to convert.
     * @return The converted value.
     */
    public static char toChar(final String bitString) {
        assert (bitString.length() <= Character.SIZE);

        return (char) toLong(bitString);
    }

    /**
     * Convert a bit string into a long value. Any non zero or one characters in
     * the string are ignored.
     *
     * @param bitString
     *            The string to convert.
     * @return The converted value.
     */
    public static long toLong(final String bitString) {
        assert (bitString.length() <= Long.SIZE);

        long value = 0;
        for (final char ch : bitString.toCharArray()) {
            if (ch == '1') {
                value = value << 1;
                value = value | 1;
            } else if (ch == '0') {
                value = value << 1;
            }
        }
        return value;
    }
}

Related

1. toChar(byte[] buffer)
2. toChar(byte[] buffer)
3. toChar(byte[] byteArray)
4. toChar(byte[] bytes)
5. toChar(byte[] si, boolean isReverseOrder)
6. toChar(int c)
7. toChar(int i)
8. toChar(int i)
9. toChar(int var)