Re: rfc: pow-operator
| From: | Michael Wallner | Date: | Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:31:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: rfc: pow-operator | ||
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On 25 November 2013 11:26, Michael Wallner <mike@php.net> wrote:
> On 24 November 2013 04:22, Sanford Whiteman
> <swhitemanlistens-software@cypressintegrated.com> wrote:
>
>>> Lanaguages that don't have an exponent operator
>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
>>> C
>>> C++
>>> C#
>>> Java
>>> Javascript
>>> ActionScript
>>
>> + SQL
>
> You can repeat that as often as you like, but it does not become more
> true because of that. Maybe the SQL dialect or database engine you are
> using does not support an exponent operator, that does not mean there
> ain't any:
>
> mike=# select substring(version(), 0, 18) v, 2 ^ 3 ^ 2 e;
> -[ RECORD 1 ]--------
> v | PostgreSQL 9.2.4
> e | 64
If you mean the SQL standard, do you have a reference (link)?
Thanks,
Mike
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Regards,
Mike