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+// C program to convert a number from any base
+// to decimal
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+// To return value of a char. For example, 2 is
+// returned for '2'. 10 is returned for 'A', 11
+// for 'B'
+int val(char c)
+{
+ if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+ return (int)c - '0';
+ else
+ return (int)c - 'A' + 10;
+}
+
+// Function to convert a number from given base 'b'
+// to decimal
+int toDeci(char *str, int base)
+{
+ int len = strlen(str);
+ int power = 1; // Initialize power of base
+ int num = 0; // Initialize result
+ int i;
+
+ // Decimal equivalent is str[len-1]*1 +
+ // str[len-1]*base + str[len-1]*(base^2) + ...
+ for (i = len - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+ {
+ // A digit in input number must be
+ // less than number's base
+ if (val(str[i]) >= base)
+ {
+ printf("Invalid Number");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ num += val(str[i]) * power;
+ power = power * base;
+ }
+
+ return num;
+}
+
+// Driver code
+int main()
+{
+ char str[] = "11A";
+ int base = 16;
+ printf("Decimal equivalent of %s in base %d is "
+ " %d\n",
+ str, base, toDeci(str, base));
+ return 0;
+}