RosettaCodeData/Task/Exponentiation-operator/C++/exponentiation-operator.cpp

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template<typename Number>
Number power(Number base, int exponent)
{
int zerodir;
Number factor;
if (exponent < 0)
{
zerodir = 1;
factor = Number(1)/base;
}
else
{
zerodir = -1;
factor = base;
}
Number result(1);
while (exponent != 0)
{
if (exponent % 2 != 0)
{
result *= factor;
exponent += zerodir;
}
else
{
factor *= factor;
exponent /= 2;
}
}
return result;
}