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# .encodeBin()

## Description

encodeBin converts each character in a string to its binary representation, with each byte separated by spaces.

## Parameters

encodeBin takes no parameters.

## Usage On Strings

```javascript
str = "hello world"
log str.encodeBin()
// "1101000 1100101 1101100 1101100 1101111 100000 1110111 1101111 1110010 1101100 1100100"
// Each character is converted to its binary representation

str = "A"
log str.encodeBin()
// "1000001"
// Single character conversion

str = "🌟"
log str.encodeBin()
// Multiple bytes for Unicode characters

str = ""
log str.encodeBin()
// ""
// Empty string returns empty string

// Can be decoded back with decodeBin
encoded = "hello".encodeBin()
decoded = encoded.decodeBin()
log decoded
// "hello"
```


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