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Operator

Standard Operations

Arithmetic Power of

The "**" operator is defined as arithmetic power of for all numeric types.

function "**" (Left : T; Right : Integer) return T; 

Usage

A : constant Float  := 5.0 ** 2; -- A is now 25.0 B : constant Integer := 5 ** 2; -- B is also 25 

Working Example

File: operator_power.adb (view, plain text, download page, browse all)

with Ada.Text_IO; procedure Operator_Power is A : constant Float  := 5.0 ** 2; -- A is now 25.0 B : constant Integer := 5 ** 2; -- B is also 25 package T_IO renames Ada.Text_IO; package F_IO is new Ada.Text_IO.Float_IO (Float); package I_IO is new Ada.Text_IO.Integer_IO (Integer); begin T_IO.Put ("A = "); F_IO.Put ( Item => A, Fore => 3, Aft => 1, Exp => 0); T_IO.New_Line; T_IO.Put ("B = "); I_IO.Put ( Item => B, Width => 3, Base => 10); T_IO.New_Line; end Operator_Power; 

See also

Wikibook

• Ada Programming
• Ada Programming/Delimiters
• Ada Programming/Operators

Ada 95 Reference Manual

• 4.4 Expressions (Annotated)
• 4.5.6 Highest Precedence Operators (Annotated)

Ada 2005 Reference Manual

• 4.4 Expressions (Annotated)
• 4.5.6 Highest Precedence Operators (Annotated)