NAME

cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power function

SYNOPSIS

#include <complex.h>

double complex cpow(double complex x, complex double z);

float complex cpowf(float complex x, complex float z);

long double complex cpowl(long double complex x,
                          complex long double z);

Link with -lm.

DESCRIPTION

The function calculates x raised to the power z. (With a branch cut for x along the negative real axis.)

VERSIONS

These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.

CONFORMING TO

C99.

SEE ALSO

cabs(3), pow(3), complex(7)

COLOPHON

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