'^' - bitwise operators are to be applied to integer value

i want to find the power to y.

double a = very_long_value

x = a^y


it says

'^' - bitwise operators are to be applied to integer values.

i dont see why its restricted to integer values only.

JJK2, the ^ symbol is used to perform a binary exclusive OR of two integers, not to raise a number to the power of another number.

To raise X to the power of Y, use Z=MathPow(X,Y)
According to the on-line help, X and Y can be double (floating point) values.

David

yup. taking hte extra 10 seconds to read the docs really makes a difference.