Huh.. thanks for the illustration Robin.  Can't say that I did much with 
exponents when I've played around with perl or python or C.. and never worked 
with Java.  You've expanded my view.

Ok, now what languages DO use ^ for exponents?

-TG

= = = Original message = = =

On 28/06/06, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 2:30 PM -0400 6/27/06, Kristen G. Thorson wrote:
> >
> >http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.bitwise.php
> >
>
> I wonder why that's true for php when it's common to use ^ in many other 
> languages
> for powers?

Perl: ^ is the bitwise xor operator
Python: ^ is the bitwise xor operator
C: ^ is the bitwise xor operator
Java: ^ is the bitwise xor operator
...

-robin


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