Operator ^= (Exponentiate And Assign)
 
Exponentiates and assigns a value to a variable

Syntax
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