package binary import "fmt" // ParseBinary takes a binary string and returns the // integer representation of it. func ParseBinary(bin string) (int, error) { var ret int currSpot := 1 for len(bin) > 0 { v := bin[len(bin)-1] if v != '0' && v != '1' { return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid String") } if v == '1' { ret = ret + currSpot } currSpot = currSpot * 2 bin = bin[:len(bin)-1] } return ret, nil }