Pow Method

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Returns a specified number raised to the specified power.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Pow ( _
    x As Double, _
    y As Double _
) As Double

public static double Pow(
    double x,
    double y
)

public:
static double Pow(
    double x, 
    double y
)

static member Pow : 
        x:float * 
        y:float -> float

public static function Pow(
    x : double, 
    y : double
) : double

x
Type: System. . :: . .Double
A double-precision floating-point number to be raised to a power.

y
Type: System. . :: . .Double
A double-precision floating-point number that specifies a power.

Type: System. . :: . .Double
The number x raised to the power y.

The following table indicates the return value when various values or ranges of values are specified for the x and y parameters. For more information, see Double..::..PositiveInfinity, Double..::..NegativeInfinity, and Double..::..NaN.

Parameters	Return value
x or y = NaN.	NaN
x = Any value except NaN; y = 0.	1
x = NegativeInfinity; y < 0.	0
x = NegativeInfinity; y is a positive odd integer.	NegativeInfinity
x = NegativeInfinity; y is positive but not an odd integer.	PositiveInfinity
x < 0 but not NegativeInfinity; y is not an integer, NegativeInfinity, or PositiveInfinity.	NaN
x = -1; y = NegativeInfinity or PositiveInfinity.	NaN
-1 < x < 1; y = NegativeInfinity.	PositiveInfinity
-1 < x < 1; y = PositiveInfinity.	0
x < -1 or x > 1; y = NegativeInfinity.	0
x < -1 or x > 1; y = PositiveInfinity.	PositiveInfinity
x = 0; y < 0.	PositiveInfinity
x = 0; y > 0.	0
x = 1; y is any value except NaN.	1
x = PositiveInfinity; y < 0.	0
x = PositiveInfinity; y > 0.	PositiveInfinity

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.