/**
* Returns a new {@code BigDecimal} whose value is {@code this ^ n}. The
* result is rounded according to the passed context {@code mc}.
* <p>
* Implementation Note: The implementation is based on the ANSI standard
* X3.274-1996 algorithm.
*
* @param n
* exponent to which {@code this} is raised.
* @param mc
* rounding mode and precision for the result of this operation.
* @return {@code this ^ n}.
* @throws ArithmeticException
* if {@code n < 0} or {@code n > 999999999}.
*/
public static BigDecimal Pow(BigDecimal number, int exp, MathContext context)
{
return(BigDecimalMath.Pow(number, exp, context));
}
/**
* Returns a new {@code BigDecimal} whose value is {@code this ^ n}. The
* scale of the result is {@code n} times the scales of {@code this}.
* <p>
* {@code x.pow(0)} returns {@code 1}, even if {@code x == 0}.
* <p>
* Implementation Note: The implementation is based on the ANSI standard
* X3.274-1996 algorithm.
*
* @param n
* exponent to which {@code this} is raised.
* @return {@code this ^ n}.
* @throws ArithmeticException
* if {@code n < 0} or {@code n > 999999999}.
*/
public static BigDecimal Pow(BigDecimal number, int exp)
{
return(BigDecimalMath.Pow(number, exp));
}
