java.lang.Long toBinaryString(long i)
Description
The unsigned long value is the argument plus 264 if the argument is negative; otherwise, it is equal to the argument. This value is converted to a string of ASCII digits in binary (base 2) with no extra leading 0s.
The value of the argument can be recovered from the returned string s by calling Long.parseUnsignedLong(s, 2).
If the unsigned magnitude is zero, it is represented by a single zero character ‘0’ (‘u0030’); otherwise, the first character of the representation of the unsigned magnitude will not be the zero character. The characters ‘0’ (‘u0030’) and ‘1’ (‘u0031’) are used as binary digits.
Make a note that the toBinaryString() method of Long class is static thus it should be accessed statically which means the we would be calling this method in this format:
Long.toBinaryString(method args)
Non static method is usually called by just declaring method_name(argument) however in this case since the method is static, it should be called by appending the class name as suffix. We will be encountering a compilation problem if we call the java toBinaryString method non statically.
Method Syntax
public static int toBinaryString(long i)
Method Argument
| Data Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| long | i | a long to be converted to a string. |
Method Returns
The toBinaryString(long i) method of Long class returns the string representation of the unsigned long value represented by the argument in binary (base 2).
Compatibility
Requires Java 1.0.2 and up
Java Long toBinaryString(long i) Example
Below is a simple java example on the usage of toBinaryString(long i) method of Long class.
package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;
/*
* This example source code demonstrates the use of
* toBinaryString(long i) method of Long class
*/
public class LongToBinaryStringExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// declare a new long value
Long val = 88L;
// get the toBinaryString() method result
String result = Long.toBinaryString(val);
// print the result
System.out.println("Result:"+result);
/*
* This method will yield the same result as toString() method
* if the radix use is 2
*/
}
}
Sample Output
Below is the sample output when you run the above example.
