Printing an unsigned integer in bits import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class PrintBits extends JFrame { public PrintBits() { super( "Printing bit representations for numbers" ); Container c = getContentPane(); c.setLayout( new FlowLayout() ); c.add( new JLabel( "Enter an integer " ) ); final JTextField output = new JTextField( 33 ); JTextField input = new JTextField( 10 ); input.addActionListener( new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e ) { int val = Integer.parseInt( e.getActionCommand() ); output.setText( getBits( val ) ); } }); c.add( input ); c.add( new JLabel( "The integer in bits is" ) ); output.setEditable( false ); c.add( output ); setSize( 720, 70 ); show(); } private String getBits( int value ) { int displayMask = 1 << 31; StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer( 35 ); for ( int c = 1; c <= 32; c++ ) { buf.append( ( value & displayMask ) == 0 ? '0' : '1' ); value <<= 1; if ( c % 8 == 0 ) buf.append( ' ' ); } return buf.toString(); } public static void main( String args[] ) { PrintBits app = new PrintBits(); app.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing( WindowEvent e ) { System.exit( 0 ); } } ); } }