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VB .NET Language in a Nutshell
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VB .NET Language in a Nutshell

by Steven Roman PhD, Ron Petrusha, Paul Lomax
August 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
18h 5m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

Pow Function

Class

System.Math

Syntax

result = Math.Pow(x, y)
x, y

Use: Required

Data Type: Double

Return Value

A Double that is x (the base) raised to the power y (the exponent)

Description

This is a generalized exponential function; it returns the result of a number raised to a specified power.

Rules at a Glance

This is a Shared member, so it can be used without creating any objects.

VB .NET/VB 6 Differences

The Pow function is new to the .NET Framework.

See Also

Exp Function

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