Question

Guidance please !! Write a method to calculates exponents. Pass 2 values: the number and the exponent it is to be calculated to; return the result. Display the returned value

Answer 1

This is what I did (fail)

Answer 2

import java.util.Scanner;
public class exponentmethod {
public static void main (String args []){

Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);

int total = 0 , first = 0 , second = 0 ;


System.out.print("Enter base");
first= input.nextInt();

System.out.print("Enter exponent");
second= input.nextInt();

total= a(first, second);


System.out.print("result"+total);
}


static int result=1;
static int a(int t,int y){
return result;
int ctr=1;
while (ctr!=y){
result = result * t;
++ctr;
}


}






}

Answer 3

can I use a loop in my method ? please help........

Answer 4

i think my return part is wrong but idk how to do it

Answer 5

please format your code and put it to pastebin.com or codepad.org or somewhere else

Answer 6

http://pastebin.com/n2uTQdib

as i commented about spaces near = it's not essential but it's good practise and you will follow java coding conventions

Answer 7

Ok here it is
http://pastebin.com/AMiaBFDR

Answer 8

well you didn't change it at all