JavaScript: Convert a binary number to a decimal number

JavaScript Math: Exercise-2 with Solution

Binary to Decimal Conversion

Write a JavaScript function to convert a binary number to a decimal number.

Test Data: console.log(bin_to_dec('110011')); console.log(bin_to_dec('100')); 51 4

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Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function named bin_to_dec that takes a binary string as input and converts it to decimal.
function bin_to_dec(bstr) { 
    // Convert the binary string to a decimal integer using parseInt, removing any non-binary characters.
    return parseInt((bstr + '').replace(/[^01]/gi, ''), 2);
}

// Output the decimal conversion of the binary string '110011' to the console.
console.log(bin_to_dec('110011'));
// Output the decimal conversion of the binary string '100' to the console.
console.log(bin_to_dec('100'));

Output:

51
4

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• The code defines a function named "bin_to_dec()" which takes a binary string (bstr) as input.
• Inside the function, it converts the binary string to a decimal integer using the "parseInt()" function. The regular expression (/[^01]/gi, '') is used with "replace()" to remove any characters that are not '0' or '1' from the binary string.
• The "parseInt()" function is then used to convert the cleaned binary string to a decimal integer, specifying base 2 (binary) as the second argument.
• The function returns the decimal and integer representation of the binary string.

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