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$power

$power(base?, exponent) -> number
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If base is omitted, the current context value is used.

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Numeric And Math

Source: JSONata

Documentation​

Returns the value of base raised to the power of exponent (baseexponent).

An error is thrown if the values of base and exponent lead to a value that cannot be represented as a JSON number (e.g. Infinity, complex numbers).

Examples​

Basic usage​

  • $power(2, 8) => 256
  • $power(2, 0.5) => 1.414213562373
  • $power(2, -2) => 0.25

Compute an exponent​

Input

{
  "base": 2,
  "exponent": 3
}

Expression

$power(base, exponent)

Result

8