working with binary numbers in java

Question

I would like to know which one is the best way to work with binary numbers in java. I need a way to create an array of binary numbers and do some calculations with them. For example, I would like to X-or the values or multiply matrix of binary numbers.

Problem solved: Thanks very much for all the info.

I think for my case I'm going to use the BitSet mentioned by @Jarrod Roberson

Answer 1

In Java edition 7, you can simply use binary numbers by declaring ints and preceding your numbers with 0b or 0B:

int x=0b101;
int y=0b110;
int z=x+y;

System.out.println(x + "+" + y + "=" + z);
//5+6=11

/*
* If you want to output in binary format, use Integer.toBinaryString()
*/

System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(x) + "+" + Integer.toBinaryString(y)
         + "=" + Integer.toBinaryString(z));
//101+110=1011