title: Convert from string to binary in VB.NET
body: <p>Let's say that I have the string "A3C0", and I want to store the binary value of it in a Boolean array.</p>
  
  <p>After the conversion (from string to binary) the result should be = 1010001111000000</p>
  
  <p>Then I want to store it in this array,</p>
  
  <pre><code>dim bits_array(15) as Boolean
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>at the end:</p>
  
  <pre><code>bits_array(0)=0
  bits_array(1)=0
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  bits_array(15)=1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I do this?</p>