math:pow

Returns $arg1 raised to the power of $arg2.

pow($arg1 as xs:double?, $arg2 as xs:numeric) ➔ xs:double

Arguments

 

$arg1

xs:double?

The input number

 

$arg2

xs:numeric

The power to which the number is to be raised

Result

xs:double

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/math

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 3.0, XSLT 3.0, XQuery 3.0, and later versions. From Saxon 9.6, available in all editions.

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Implemented since Saxon 9.4; available whether or not XPath 3.0 is enabled.

Saxon also (for compatibility) implements the function math:power() in namespace http://exslt.org/math.