pow

Calculates x raised to the power of y.

double pow( double x, double y );

Routine Required Header Compatibility
pow <math.h> ANSI, Win 95, Win NT

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

LIBC.LIB Single thread static library, retail version
LIBCMT.LIB Multithread static library, retail version
MSVCRT.LIB Import library for MSVCRT.DLL, retail version

Return Value

pow returns the value of xy. No error message is printed on overflow or underflow.

Values of x and y Return Value of pow
x < > 0 and y = 0.0 1
x = 0.0 and y = 0.0 1
x = 0.0 and y < 0 INF

Parameters

x

Base

y

Exponent

Remarks

The pow function computes x raised to the power of y.

pow does not recognize integral floating-point values greater than 264, such as 1.0E100.

Example

/* POW.C
 *
 */

#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void main( void )
{
   double x = 2.0, y = 3.0, z;

   z = pow( x, y );
   printf( "%.1f to the power of %.1f is %.1f\n", x, y, z );
}

Output

2.0 to the power of 3.0 is 8.0

Floating-Point Support Routines

See Also   exp, log, sqrt