How can I output a number as a string of bits in C#?

Question

In C#, how can I output a number as binary to the console? For example, if I have a uint with the value of 20, how can I print to the console: 00010100 (which is 20 in binary)?

Answer 1

Convert.ToString (myValue, 2);

Answer 2

int x = 3;
string binaryString = Convert.ToString(x, 2);
Console.WriteLine(binaryString);

Console will display 11.

Answer 3

Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(20, 2));

Answer 4

With padding to make the value a byte:

Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(number, 2).PadLeft(8, '0'));

Answer 5

Thank You. I have been looking into how to format an output string into binary. It seems like an absurdly simply task; however, C# makes things so easy sometimes I forget good old brute force console formatting. This was very helpful and better than my way.