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Raise Power Method

The Raise Power method raises the value that the x argument contains to the power of the value that the y argument contains. It returns the result in the x argument. For more information, see Using the Get Logarithm Method and Raise Power Method with Large Numbers.

Format

Math.pow(x, y)

Table 114 describes the arguments for the Raise Power method.

Example

This example uses the Raise Power method to determine which of the following numbers is larger:

• 99^100 (99 to the 100th power)
• 100^99 (100 to the 99th power):

  function Test_Click ()
  {
     var a = Math.pow(99, 100);
     var b = Math.pow(100, 99);
     if ( a > b )
        TheApplication().RaiseErrorText("99^100 is greater than 100^99.");
     else
        TheApplication().RaiseErrorText("99^100 is not greater than 100^99.");
  }