# UInt8 access Bits?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/uint8-access-bits/43990
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [July 30, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/uint8-access-bits/43990 "2020-07-30T16:32:56Z")
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### Author: ![oheil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oheil/32/220745_2.png) [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/uint8-access-bits/43990/2 "2020-07-30T16:38:03Z")

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```julia
a=digits(binary, base=2, pad=8)

```

stolen from here:

> [@Convert integer to bits array](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/convert-integer-to-bits-array/26663/4):
>
> digits(x, base=2, pad=16) |\> reverse

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