Convert Byte to Bit Pattern

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Tedmond - 28 Dec 2005 07:39 GMT

Can anyone tell me how to convert a byte to bit pattern?

e.g. Byte b = 1; after conversion = 00000001

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Jon Skeet [C# MVP] - 28 Dec 2005 07:54 GMT

> Can anyone tell me how to convert a byte to bit pattern?
>
> e.g. Byte b = 1; after conversion = 00000001

Convert.ToString(byte value, int base)

eg

byte b = 1;
Console.WriteLine (Convert.ToString(b, 2));

Note that that won't pad the result with zeroes. You'll need to do
something like:

Convert.ToString(b, 2).PadLeft(8, '0')

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edi - 28 Dec 2005 08:03 GMT

byte b=9;
string res="";
for (int i=7;i>=0;i++)
res+=((b>>i) & 1).ToString();

> Can anyone tell me how to convert a byte to bit pattern?
>
> e.g. Byte b = 1; after conversion = 00000001
>
> Tedmond

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