Converting any file into binary in java

Question

Anyone know how can I read any file in binary using Java? I want to be able to read any image, document, pdf etc as a stream of binary digits. Thanks

Answer 1

Sounds like you want FileInputStream ! You may find the Basic I/O tutorial useful too.

Answer 2

use FileInputStream

FileInputStream is meant for reading streams of raw bytes such as image data. For reading streams of characters, consider using FileReader.