//Converts an integer to 8-bit binary.
public static String convertTo8BitBinary(int myNum){
    String intToConv = Integer.toBinaryString(myNum);
    if(intToConv.length()<8){
        String append="";
        for(int i = 8 - intToConv.length(); i>0;i--){
            append += "0";
        }
        intToConv = append+intToConv;
    }else {
        intToConv = intToConv.substring(intToConv.length() - 8, intToConv.length());
    }
    return intToConv;
}

//Converts an 8-bit binary string to an integer.
public static int convertToIntegerFromBinary(String b){
    return Integer.parseInt(b,2);
}