Convert integer to bits

Question

I have a binary string byte function,

std::string byte_to_binary(unsigned char byte)
{
    int x = 128;
    std::ostringstream oss;
    oss << ((byte & 255) != 0);

    for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++, x/=2)
       oss << ((byte & x) != 0);

    return oss.str();
}

How can I write int in bits in the same way? I don’t want an extra 0 at the beginning of the binary string, so I can’t figure out how to create a variable length every time. In addition, I do not use std :: bitset.

Answer 1

I will just post this as an answer. It is shorter, safer and, most importantly, done .

#include <string>
#include <bitset>
#include <type_traits>

// SFINAE for safety. Sue me for putting it in a macro for brevity on the function
#define IS_INTEGRAL(T) typename std::enable_if< std::is_integral<T>::value >::type* = 0

template<class T>
std::string integral_to_binary_string(T byte, IS_INTEGRAL(T))
{
    std::bitset<sizeof(T) * CHAR_BIT> bs(byte);
    return bs.to_string();
}

int main(){
    unsigned char byte = 0x03; // 0000 0011
    std::cout << integral_to_binary_string(byte);
    std::cin.get();
}

Conclusion:

00000011

The function name has been changed, although I'm not happy with this ... does anyone have a good idea?

Answer 2

Something like this should work (although I quickly cracked it and did not test it):

#include <string>
#include <climits>

template<typename T>
std::string to_binary(T val)
{
  std::size_t sz = sizeof(val)*CHAR_BIT;
  std::string ret(sz, ' ');
  while( sz-- )
  {
    ret[sz] = '0'+(val&1);
    val >>= 1;
  }
  return ret;
}

Answer 3

std: bitset , 64

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <bitset>
using namespace std;

int main() {

 std::bitset<64> b(836); //convent number into bit array
 std::cout << "836 in binary is " <<  b << std::endl;

 //make it string
 string mystring = b.to_string<char,char_traits<char>,allocator<char> >();
 std::cout << "binary as string " << mystring << endl;
}

Answer 4

Since you mentioned your desire for C style in the comments, you can use itoa (or _itoa) if you are not concerned about the ANSI-C standard . Many compilers support it in stdlib.h. It also breaks the leading 0:

unsigned char yourGoldenNumber = 42;
char binCode[64];
itoa(yourGoldenNumber,binCode,2); // third parameter is the radix
puts(binCode); // 101010