Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC): Binary constants

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### 6.64 Binary Constants using the ‘`0b`’ Prefix

Integer constants can be written as binary constants, consisting of a sequence of ‘`0`’ and ‘`1`’ digits, prefixed by ‘`0b`’ or ‘`0B`’. This is particularly useful in environments that operate a lot on the bit level (like microcontrollers).

The following statements are identical:

    i =       42;
    i =     0x2a;
    i =      052;
    i = 0b101010;

The type of these constants follows the same rules as for octal or hexadecimal integer constants, so suffixes like ‘`L`’ or ‘`UL`’ can be applied.