Can I use a binary literal in C or C++?

Question

I need to work with a binary number.

I tried writing:

const x = 00010000;

But it didn\'t work.

I know that I can use an hex

Answer 1

The C++ over-engineering mindset is already well accounted for in the other answers here. Here's my attempt at doing it with a C, keep-it-simple-ffs mindset:

unsigned char x = 0xF; // binary: 00001111