Exponentiation Operator (** / **=)

Provides an arithmetic operator equivalent of Math.pow(), in which the lefthand-side expression serves as the base value, and the righthand-side expression serves as the exponent.

Demos

• http://www.2ality.com/2016/02/exponentiation-operator.html
• https://blog.mariusschulz.com/2015/11/24/the-exponentiation-operator-in-javascript

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators#Exponentiation

Specification

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 52
• Chrome for Android release 52
• Android WebView release 51
• Opera release 39
• Opera for Android release 39

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: In development
• Edge: Shipped
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: No signals

Owner

• caitp@igalia.com

Last updated on 2017-06-14