4.1.3.1.1 Power

Power function

Prototype:	function Power(X, Y: extended): extended;
Description:	The Power function raises the Base to the power specified by the Y parameter. For fractional exponents or exponent Bases it must be greater than 0.
Syntax:	Power(X,Y); / variable:= Power(X,Y);
	Part	Description
	variable	A variable declared as extended
	X	Base
	Y	Exponent
Return value:	The result of the calculation as an extended value

Example:

var

x,y,z1,z2 : extended;

s: string;

begin

x:= 4;

y:= 2;

z1:= Power(x,y);

z2:= Power(2,3);

s:= Format('%.2f^%.2f = %.2f' #13#10 '2^3 = %.2f', [x,y,z1, z2]); // seeFormatfunction

ShowMessage(s);

end.

Output in Field-Map Data Collector: