PHP bindec function

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bindec

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

Returns the decimal equivalent of the binary number represented by
the binary_string argument.

bindec() converts a binary number to an
integer. The largest number that can be converted is
31 bits of 1′s or 2147483647 in decimal.
As of PHP 4.1.0, this function can also convert larger numbers. It returns
float in that case.

Example 1. bindec() example

echo bindec('110011') . "\n";
echo bindec('000110011') . "\n";
 
echo bindec('111');

The above example will output:

See also decbin(),
octdec(),
hexdec() and
base_convert().