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Math.pow

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Syntax

public static native double pow( double a**, double** b )

Parameters
  • a
    a double value.
  • b
    a double value.
Returns

the value ab.

Description

Returns of value of the first argument raised to the power of the second argument.

If (a == 0.0), then b must be greater than 0.0; otherwise an exception is thrown. An exception also will occur if (a <= 0.0) and b is not equal to a whole number.

Exceptions

ArithmeticException if (a == 0.0) and (b <=&nbsp0;.0), or if (a <= 0.0) and b is not equal to a whole number.