Dumb-ass answer: print "Number to square: "; $num = <STDIN>;
print $num ^ 2, "\n"; I haven't tested this, but you get the idea. Chris At 09:55 AM 4/5/2002 -0500, David Mintz wrote: >I'm sure this question deserves sneers and chortles, but I can't find an >answer in the Perl docs. > >What's the Perl equivalent of the Java(script) method Math.pow(number, >exponent)? > >I know you can say 'print 10e2' and you'll get 1000, but suppose you want >to prompt the user for the number and print back the number squared or >something? > >Thanks > > > >David Mintz >Spanish Interpreter >US District Court, Southern District of New York >Web Design & Hosting http://www.dmintzweb.com/ >Personal http://www.panix.com/~dmintz/ > >"You want me to pour the beer, Frank?" > > >_______________________________________________ >ActivePerl mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
