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Convert a char to a binary string representation

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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2. #include <limits.h>
  3.  
  4. // Convert a char to a binary string representation of that char value
  5.  
  6. char* chartobin ( unsigned char c )
  7. {
  8.     static char bin[CHAR_BIT + 1] = { 0 };
  9.     int i;
  10.  
  11.     for ( i = CHAR_BIT - 1; i >= 0; i-- )
  12.     {
  13.         bin[i] = (c % 2) + '0';
  14.         c /= 2;
  15.     }
  16.  
  17.     return bin;
  18. }

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