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| 2 | +<refentry xml:id="function.fpow" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> |
| 3 | + <refnamediv> |
| 4 | + <refname>fpow</refname> |
| 5 | + <refpurpose>Raise one number to the power of another, according to IEEE 754</refpurpose> |
| 6 | + </refnamediv> |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | + <refsect1 role="description"> |
| 9 | + &reftitle.description; |
| 10 | + <methodsynopsis> |
| 11 | + <type>float</type><methodname>fpow</methodname> |
| 12 | + <methodparam><type>float</type><parameter>num</parameter></methodparam> |
| 13 | + <methodparam><type>float</type><parameter>exponent</parameter></methodparam> |
| 14 | + </methodsynopsis> |
| 15 | + <simpara> |
| 16 | + Returns the floating point result of raising |
| 17 | + <parameter>num1</parameter> to the power of <parameter>exponent</parameter>. |
| 18 | + If <parameter>num1</parameter> is zero and <parameter>exponent</parameter> |
| 19 | + is less than zero, then <constant>INF</constant> is returned. |
| 20 | + </simpara> |
| 21 | + </refsect1> |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | + <refsect1 role="parameters"> |
| 24 | + &reftitle.parameters; |
| 25 | + <variablelist> |
| 26 | + <varlistentry> |
| 27 | + <term><parameter>num</parameter></term> |
| 28 | + <listitem> |
| 29 | + <simpara> |
| 30 | + The base to number. |
| 31 | + </simpara> |
| 32 | + </listitem> |
| 33 | + </varlistentry> |
| 34 | + <varlistentry> |
| 35 | + <term><parameter>exponent</parameter></term> |
| 36 | + <listitem> |
| 37 | + <simpara> |
| 38 | + The exponent. |
| 39 | + </simpara> |
| 40 | + </listitem> |
| 41 | + </varlistentry> |
| 42 | + </variablelist> |
| 43 | + </refsect1> |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | + <refsect1 role="returnvalues"> |
| 46 | + &reftitle.returnvalues; |
| 47 | + <simpara> |
| 48 | + Returns a <type>float</type> corresponding to |
| 49 | + <code><parameter>num</parameter><superscript>$exponent</superscript></code>. |
| 50 | + </simpara> |
| 51 | + </refsect1> |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | + <refsect1 role="examples"> |
| 54 | + &reftitle.examples; |
| 55 | + <example xml:id="function.fpow.example.basic"> |
| 56 | + <title><function>fpow</function> example</title> |
| 57 | + <programlisting role="php"> |
| 58 | +<![CDATA[ |
| 59 | +<?php |
| 60 | +var_dump(fpow(0, -3)); |
| 61 | +var_dump(fpow(-1, 5.5)); |
| 62 | +?> |
| 63 | +]]> |
| 64 | + </programlisting> |
| 65 | + &example.outputs; |
| 66 | + <screen> |
| 67 | +<![CDATA[ |
| 68 | +float(INF) |
| 69 | +float(NAN) |
| 70 | +]]> |
| 71 | + </screen> |
| 72 | + </example> |
| 73 | + </refsect1> |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | + <refsect1 role="seealso"> |
| 76 | + &reftitle.seealso; |
| 77 | + <simplelist> |
| 78 | + <member><link linkend="language.operators.arithmetic"><literal>/</literal></link> - Floating-point division</member> |
| 79 | + <member><function>pow</function></member> |
| 80 | + <member><function>fdiv</function></member> |
| 81 | + <member><function>fmod</function></member> |
| 82 | + <!-- TODO ** operator link? |
| 83 | + <member><link linkend="some.id.chunk.to.link">something appendix</link></member> |
| 84 | + --> |
| 85 | + </simplelist> |
| 86 | + </refsect1> |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +</refentry> |
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