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8-bit bytestring hack in JavaScript
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bytestring.js
function byteString(n) {
if (n < 0 || n > 255 || n % 1 !== 0) {
throw new Error(n + " does not fit in a byte");
}
return ("000000000" + n.toString(2)).substr(-8)
}
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