Convert Binary Number in a Linked List to Integer

easy

linked-listTime: O(n) where n = number of nodesSpace: O(1)Frequency: 2

Given head which is a reference node to a singly-linked list. The value of each node in the linked list is either 0 or 1. The linked list holds the binary representation of a number.

Return the decimal value of the number in the linked list. The most significant bit is at the head of the linked list.

Constraints: The Linked List is not empty. Number of nodes will not exceed 30. Each node's value is either 0 or 1.

Example 1:

Input: head = [1,0,1]
Output: 5
Explanation: (101) in base 2 = (5) in base 10

Example 2:

Input: head = [0]
Output: 0

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