Thread: help me , im confused!!!!

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Eiks
{
public static void main (String args [])
{
Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
int base, exponent;
int ans;
System.out.println("Enter your base:");
base = scan.nextInt();
System.out.print("Enter your exponent:");
exponent = scan.nextInt();

prod = base ^ exponent;
System.out.print("the prod is : " + prod);
}
}

* for example base = 2 , exponent = 3 the ans is 8 (2*2*2)
my program is running but the operation is wrong , the prog giving me a wrong ans. .

please help. .

Okay, here is the problem, the '^' operator in java is NOT how you do an exponent. It is actually XOR, a binary math function. Instead of "prod = base ^ exponent;", use "prod = Math.pow(base, exponent);"

Hope that helps!

Originally Posted by wrightm96

Hope that helps!

thanks it really helps . iLy lol