Bug #16593 Updated: x^y gives unusual results
| From: | sander@php.net | Date: | Sun, 14 Apr 2002 09:31:13 +0000 |
| Subject: | Bug #16593 Updated: x^y gives unusual results | ||
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ID: 16593
Updated by: sander@php.net
Reported By: paul@keteracel.com
-Status: Open
+Status: Bogus
Bug Type: *Math Functions
Operating System: Win XP
PHP Version: 4.1.2
New Comment:
^ is the XOR operator, not the exponential operator. Use pow() for
that.
Previous Comments:
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[2002-04-14 02:17:34] paul@keteracel.com
x^y should always yield a positive number, however when doing -2^2 and
(-2)^2, I get a result of -4!
Surely this aint right?
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