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instance method
Float#**
float ** other → float
numeric.c
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VALUE
rb_float_pow(VALUE x, VALUE y)
{
double dx, dy;
if (y == INT2FIX(2)) {
dx = RFLOAT_VALUE(x);
return DBL2NUM(dx * dx);
}
else if (RB_TYPE_P(y, T_FIXNUM)) {
dx = RFLOAT_VALUE(x);
dy = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
}
else if (RB_TYPE_P(y, T_BIGNUM)) {
dx = RFLOAT_VALUE(x);
dy = rb_big2dbl(y);
}
else if (RB_TYPE_P(y, T_FLOAT)) {
dx = RFLOAT_VALUE(x);
dy = RFLOAT_VALUE(y);
if (dx < 0 && dy != round(dy))
return rb_dbl_complex_new_polar_pi(pow(-dx, dy), dy);
}
else {
return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y, idPow);
}
return DBL2NUM(pow(dx, dy));
}
Raises float to the power of other.
Example
2.0**3 #=> 8.0