Managing Bit Strings in Byte Arrays

This chapter provides tutorial notes and tutorial examples on managing bit strings in byte arrays. Topics include setting a bit value into a byte array; getting a bit value back from a byte array; rotating all bits in a byte array.

setBit() - Storing a Bit into a Byte Array

getBit() - Retrieving a Bit from a Byte Array

rotateLeft() - Left Rotating All Bits in a Byte Array

bitStringTest.java - Testing Program

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Table of Contents

 About This Book

 JDK - Java Development Kit

 Execution Process, Entry Point, Input and Output

 Primitive Data Types and Literals

 Control Flow Statements

 Bits, Bytes, Bitwise and Shift Operations

Managing Bit Strings in Byte Arrays

 Reference Data Types and Variables

 Enum Types and Enum Constants

 StringBuffer - The String Buffer Class

 System Properties and Runtime Object Methods

 Generic Classes and Parameterized Types

 Generic Methods and Type Inference

 Lambda Expressions and Method References

 Java Modules - Java Package Aggregation

 Execution Threads and Multi-Threading Java Programs

 ThreadGroup Class and "system" ThreadGroup Tree

 Synchronization Technique and Synchronized Code Blocks

 Deadlock Condition Example Programs

 Garbage Collection and the gc() Method

 Assert Statements and -ea" Option

 Annotation Statements and Declarations

 Java Related Terminologies

 Archived Tutorials

 References

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