Difference between revisions of "Pow"

Latest revision as of 18:40, 1 February 2013

Pow When given two numbers will return the value of the first to the power of the second.

 pow x y     will return x^y

 pow x .5  will return the square root of x

 float x
 float y
 float answer
 
 set x to 2.0
 set y to 5.0
 
 set answer to pow x y       ;answer will contain 2^5 which is 32.0

Sin, cos, tan, pow, log, and abs (particularly pow and log) are extremely slow. Do not use them in script blocks that get executed every frame.
This function is new in the GECK, and was not available in the TES4 Construction Set. However, it was available through the OBSE script extender.
Pow can be computed using the FOSE function exp. The line

 set result to pow x y

is equivalent to

 set result to log x
 set result to y * result
 set result to exp result

This is likely to be very slow and should not be used in script blocks executed every frame.

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 '''Pow''' When given two numbers will return the value of the first to the power of the second.
-'''''WARNING''''': This function does not work. When used in the GECK, the script compiler throws the error ''Syntax Error. Unknown command 'pow''', as noted in [http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=998745 this thread].
 =='''Syntax'''==
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 ==Examples==
-None, yet.
+  float x
+  float y
+  float answer
+  set x to 2.0
+  set y to 5.0
+  set answer to pow x y       ;answer will contain 2^5 which is 32.0
 ==Notes==
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 *Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: [http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Cos Cos (OBSE function)]
-=='''Reference'''==
-None, yet.
-[[Category:Functions]]
-[[Category:Functions (GECK 1.1)]]
+[[Category:Functions_(FOSE)]]
-[[Category:Math Functions]]
-[[Category:Math Functions (GECK 1.1)]]