Does Java have an exponential operator?

Question

Is there an exponential operator in Java?

For example, if a user is prompted to enter two numbers and they enter 3 and 2, the correct answer would be 9.

import java.util.Scanner; public class Exponentiation {      public static double powerOf (double p) {         double pCubed;          pCubed = p*p;         return (pCubed);     }      public static void main (String [] args) {         Scanner in = new Scanner (System.in);          double num = 2.0;         double cube;              System.out.print ("Please put two numbers: ");         num = in.nextInt();          cube = powerOf(num);          System.out.println (cube);     } } 

Answer 1

There is no operator, but there is a method.

Math.pow(2, 3) // 8.0  Math.pow(3, 2) // 9.0 

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FYI, a common mistake is to assume 2 ^ 3 is 2 to the 3rd power. It is not. The caret is a valid operator in Java (and similar languages), but it is binary xor.