Convert Byte to binary in Java

Question

I am trying to convert a byte value to binary for data transfer. Basically, I am sending a value like \"AC\" in binary (\"10101100\") in a byte array where \"10101100\" is a

Answer 1

Alternative to @LINEMAN78s solution is:

public byte[] getByteByString(String byteString){
    return new BigInteger(byteString, 2).toByteArray();
}

public String getStringByByte(byte[] bytes){
    StringBuilder ret  = new StringBuilder();
    if(bytes != null){
        for (byte b : bytes) {
            ret.append(Integer.toBinaryString(b & 255 | 256).substring(1));
        }
    }
    return ret.toString();
}