Minimum number of "byte" needed to hold n "bit"

A simple helper function that returns the minimum number of byte needed to hold the amount of n bit.

bytesNeeded(n)

Arguments

n

The number of bit.

Value

The number of minimum byte needed to hold n bit.

See also

fillUpToByte or byte

Examples

ten <- as.binary(10)
rdiversity:::bytesNeeded(length(ten))
#> [1] 1