Thread: binary - decimal

Just as a taste of what awaits you in the future when you get ready to tackle the STL, the same basic thing you are doing can be accomplished in a few simple steps using a bitset container:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <bitset>
#include <limits>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::string data;

    std::cout << "Enter in a binary value to be converted to decimal: ";
    std::cin >> data;

    std::bitset<std::numeric_limits<long>::digits> bits(data);

    std::cout << "The converted decimal value is: " << bits.to_ulong() << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

Sample output:
Enter in a binary value to be converted to decimal: 1101101
The converted decimal value is: 109

In the meantime, keep pluggin away at what you are doing.