Get a byte in a printable binary form. - Java java.lang

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Get a byte in a printable binary form.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        byte b = 2;
        System.out.println(writeBits(b));
    }

    /**
     * Get a byte in a printable binary form.
     * 
     * @param b
     *            The byte to be writen.
     * @return A String reprentation of the byte.
     */
    public static String writeBits(byte b) {

        StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
        int bit = 0;

        for (int i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {

            bit = (b >>> i) & 0x01;
            stringBuffer.append(bit);

        }

        return stringBuffer.toString();

    }
}

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