Re: Power function as operator

> On 22 November 2013 17:08, Sherif Ramadan <theanomaly.is@gmail.com> wrote: > > I definitely like the idea of having pow as an operator. I've actually been > > wanting to copy that from Python for a while. I'm all for it. > > On 22 November 2013 19:56, Sherif Ramadan <theanomaly.is@gmail.com> wrote: > > That looks very wrong. pow(pow(2,3),2) == 64 > > > > Exponent precedence should always be one higher than multiplication > > precedence. > > Where Tjerk has placed it is exactly as python has it. I think right > assoc is the correct choice here. If you imagine 2^3^2 written down, > you would do 2^(3^2), not (2^3)^2 No, I would do the latter and get 64 as Sherif did. Basic math rule I learned as a child, is to work left to right unless priority is indicated by parentheses. > Python 2.7.3 (default, Jan 2 2013, 13:56:14) > [GCC 4.7.2] on linux2 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for > more information. > >>> 2 ** 3 ** 2 > 512 > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Niel Archer niel.archer (at) blueyonder.co.uk