Java Program to Convert Binary Number to Decimal and vice-versa

To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of the following Java programming topics:


Convert Binary Number to Decimal Number

Binary numbers are numbers consisting only of 2 digits: 0 and 1. They can be expressed in the base 2 numeral system. For example,

10 (2), 1000 (8), 11001 (25)

Decimal numbers are numbers consisting of 10 digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. They can be expressed in the base 10 numeral system.

18, 222, 987

Here, we will be writing a Java program that will convert a binary number into decimal and vice versa using built-in methods and custom methods.

Example 1: Binary to Decimal Conversion Using Custom Method

Output

110110111 in binary = 439 in decimal

Here's how the above program works:

Converting Binary Number to Decimal
Binary to Decimal Conversion

Example 2: Binary to Decimal Conversion Using parseInt()

Output

01011011 in binary = 91 in decimal.

Here, we have used the parseInt() method of the Integer class to convert a binary number into decimal.


Example 3: Decimal to Binary Conversion using Custom Method

Output

Decimal to Binary                                                                                                                                                                    
Step 1: 19/2                                                                                                                                                                         
Quotient = 9, Remainder = 1                                                                                                                                                          
Step 2: 9/2                                                                                                                                                                          
Quotient = 4, Remainder = 1                                                                                                                                                          
Step 3: 4/2                                                                                                                                                                          
Quotient = 2, Remainder = 0                                                                                                                                                          
Step 4: 2/2                                                                                                                                                                          
Quotient = 1, Remainder = 0                                                                                                                                                          
Step 5: 1/2                                                                                                                                                                          
Quotient = 0, Remainder = 1                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                     
19 = 10011

Here's how the program works:

Converting a decimal number into binary
Decimal to Binary Conversion

Example 4: Decimal to Binary Conversion using toBinaryString()

We can also use the toBinaryString() method of the Integer class to convert a decimal number into binary.

Output

91 in decimal = 1011011 in binary.

Here, the toBinaryString() method takes an integer argument and returns the string representation of the number in base 2 (binary).