Technical Reference: Base Operating System and Extensions, Volume 1

cpow, cpowf, or cpowl Subroutine

Purpose

Computes the complex power.

Syntax

#include <complex.h>

double complex cpow (x, y)
double complex x;
double complex y;

float complex cpowf (x, y)
float complex x;
float complex y;

long double complex cpowl (x, y)
long double complex x;
long double complex y;

Description

The cpow, cpowf, and cpowl subroutines compute the complex power function x^y , with a branch cut for the first parameter along the negative real axis.

Parameters

Return Values

The cpow, cpowf, and cpowl subroutines return the complex power function value.

Related Information

cabs, cabsf, or cabsl Subroutine and csqrt, csqrtf, or csqrtl Subroutine

math.h in AIX 5L Version 5.2 Files Reference.