.net - Byte to Binary String C# - Display all 8 digits

Question

I want to display one byte in textbox. Now I'm using:

Convert.ToString(MyVeryOwnByte, 2);

But when byte is has 0's at begining those 0's are being cut. Example:

MyVeryOwnByte = 00001110 // Texbox shows -> 1110
MyVeryOwnByte = 01010101 // Texbox shows -> 1010101
MyVeryOwnByte = 00000000 // Texbox shows -> <Empty>
MyVeryOwnByte = 00000001 // Texbox shows -> 1

I want to display all 8 digits.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4829366/byte-to-binary-string-c-sharp-display-all-8-digits

Answer 1

Convert.ToString(MyVeryOwnByte, 2).PadLeft(8, '0');

This will fill the empty space to the left with '0' for a total of 8 characters in the string