bc.pow
Lua function

bc.pow

Summary

Power

Prototype

n = bc.pow (a, b)


Description

Returns a to the power b. For example:


print (bc.number (2) ^ 100)  --> 1267650600228229401496703205376
print (bc.pow (2, 100))      --> 1267650600228229401496703205376


See Also ...

Topics

DOC_lua_base Lua base functions
DOC_lua_bc Lua bc (big number) functions
DOC_lua_bit Lua bit manipulation functions
DOC_lua_coroutines Lua coroutine functions
DOC_lua_debug Lua debug functions
DOC_lua_io Lua io functions
DOC_lua_math Lua math functions
DOC_lua_os Lua os functions
DOC_lua_package Lua package functions
DOC_lua_rex Lua PCRE regular expression functions
DOC_lua Lua script extensions
DOC_lua_string Lua string functions
DOC_lua_tables Lua table functions
DOC_lua_utils Lua utilities
DOC_scripting Scripting

Lua functions

LUA_bc.add bc.add (Addition)
LUA_bc.compare bc.compare (Comparison)
LUA_bc.digits bc.digits (Digits after the decimal place)
LUA_bc.div bc.div (Division)
LUA_bc.isneg bc.isneg (Tests if negative)
LUA_bc.iszero bc.iszero (Tests if zero)
LUA_bc.mod bc.mod (Modulus)
LUA_bc.mul bc.mul (Multiplication)
LUA_bc.number bc.number (Create a big number)
LUA_bc.sqrt bc.sqrt (Square root)
LUA_bc.sub bc.sub (Subtraction)
LUA_bc.tostring bc.tostring (Converts to a string)
LUA_bc.version bc.version (Version)

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