bin()

Converts a number to a binary string or parses a binary string to a number.

Syntax

bin(value)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
value Number/String A number to convert to binary or a binary string to parse.

Return Value

Examples

Convert number to binary

bin(5);     // returns "101"
bin(16);    // returns "10000"

Convert binary string to number

bin("101");   // returns 5
bin("10000"); // returns 16

See also

str
strlen
padleft
padright
hex
bin
chr
match