Load a (0/1) string into a bit array

Question

What is the smartest way to load a string like \"10101011101010\" directly into a new bit array? (not a byte array)

(The bits shoul

Answer 1

How about something like this:

string bits = "101010101010";
byte[] bytes = bits.ToCharArray().Select(c => (byte)c == '0' ? 0 : 1).ToArray();

Might work...

or

byte[] bytes = bits.Select(c => (byte)c == '0' ? 0 : 1).ToArray();