Bin
Returns a binary (base 2) string representation of an integer
Syntax
`
Declare Function Bin Overload ( ByVal number As Byte ) As String
Declare Function Bin ( ByVal number As Short ) As String
Declare Function Bin ( ByVal number As Integer ) As String
Declare Function Bin ( ByVal number As Integer, ByVal digits As Integer ) As String
Declare Function Bin ( ByVal number As LongInt ) As String
Declare Function Bin ( ByVal number As LongInt, ByVal digits As Integer ) As String
`
Usage
`
result = Bin[$]( number [, digits ] )
`
Parameters
`number`
A number or expression evaluating to a number. A floating-point number will be converted to a `LongInt`.
`digits`
Desired number of digits in the returned string.
Return Value
A string containing the unsigned binary representation of `number`.
Description
Returns a string representing the unsigned binary value of the integer `number`. Binary digits range from 0 to 1.
If you specify `digits` > 0, the result string will be exactly that length. It will be truncated or padded with zeros on the left, if necessary.
The length of the string will not go longer than the maximum number of digits required for the type of `number` (32 for an `Integer`, 64 for a `LongInt)`.
If you want to do the opposite, i.e. convert an binary string back into a number, the easiest way to do it is to prepend the string with `"&B"`, and convert it using `ValInt` or `ValLng`, similarly to a normal numeric string. E.g. `ValInt("&B101")`
Example
`
Print Bin(54321)
Print Bin(54321, 5)
Print Bin(54321, 20)
`
will produce the output:

    1101010000110001
    10001
    00001101010000110001

Dialect Differences

- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias `__Bin`.

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

See also

- `Oct`
- `Hex`
- `ValInt`
- `ValLng`