Converting a string to a byte

I need to know how to convert a string of 1s and 0s into a byte.
For example, if the string were "10010001", how would I make it a byte?
I looked at the API, and the Byte class doesn't seem to have the capability to do this.
(I realize that this is probably an unconventional way of doing it, but I'm required to do it this way.)
Thanks in advance.

Okay, I realized why I was having trouble.
I even tried the parse method with the radix parameter thing before and it didn't work, but that was because I was using an invalid bit. (11001001)
That bit came from a randomly (well, pseudo-randomly) generated bunch of bits, so I just assumed that it would be good.
The project I'm working on is a one-time pad cipher, and that bit was generated by a method given to me by the professor. I remember now that he mentioned in passing something about how in this case, the first bit is used as a "sign bit" and that a "1" represents negative.
Sorry for wasting your time / frustrating you. Thanks for your help though.

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