How to convert binary number to decimal in Golang 1.20

In this video we are going to generate source code for the GoLang Program, How to convert binary number to decimal using chatGPT.
After generating we will verify and run the generated code.

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In this program I have replaced the angled brackets with > or <. once you copy the source code to editor replace it with greater than or less than symbols respectively.

##############SOURCE CODE#########################

package main

import “fmt”

func main() {
var binary int //This line is corrected
fmt.Print(“Enter a binary number: “)
fmt.Scanln(&binary)
decimal := 0
base := 1
for binary > 0 {
remainder := binary % 10
decimal += remainder * base
binary /= 10
base *= 2
}
fmt.Printf(“Decimal equivalent: %d”, decimal)
}

Below is the explanation for the program:

We start by importing the fmt package, which provides functions for formatting and printing data.

In the main function, we declare a variable binary to hold the binary number entered by the user. We use fmt.Scanln to read the input from the user and store it in binary.

We declare two more variables, decimal and base, which we will use to convert the binary number to decimal.
decimal will hold the decimal equivalent of the binary number, while base will keep track of the current power of 2.

We use a for loop to iterate through each digit of the binary number.
Inside the loop, we compute the remainder when the binary number is divided by 10, which gives us the rightmost digit.
We then add this digit to decimal, multiplied by the current power of 2. We also update binary by dividing it by 10,
which removes the rightmost digit. Finally, we update base by multiplying it by 2, so that it reflects the next power of 2.

After the loop has completed, we print the decimal equivalent of the binary number using fmt.Printf.

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