Operator ^= (Exponentiate And Assign)
Exponentiates and assigns a value to a variable
Syntax
`
Declare Operator ^= ( ByRef lhs As Double, ByRef rhs As Double )
`
Usage
`
lhs ^= rhs
`
Parameters
`lhs`
The variable to assign to.
`rhs`
The value to exponentiate `lhs` by.
Description
This operator exponentiates and assigns a value to a variable. It is functionally equivalent to:
`lhs = lhs ^ rhs`
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types as a member `Operator` using the appropriate syntax.
Note: This operator exists in C/C++ with a different meaning - there it performs a Bitwise `Xor=`.
Note: Similarly to the operator '=[>]' (assign), the alternative symbol '^=>' can be also used.
Example
`
Dim n As Double
n = 6
n ^= 2
Print n
Sleep
`
Output:

    36

Dialect Differences

- In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

See also

- `Operator ^ (Exponentiate)`
- Mathematical Functions