# Converting bitstring to number

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/converting-bitstring-to-number/12199>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** bitstring\
**Created:** [July 6, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/converting-bitstring-to-number/12199 "2018-07-06T00:47:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![ScottPJones](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/scottpjones/32/146_2.png) [@ScottPJones](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ScottPJones)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/converting-bitstring-to-number/12199/2 "2018-07-06T00:52:03Z")

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Using v0.7 / master, it’s simple:  
`parse(Int, "110101"; base=2)`

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