power

Description

Returns the result of raising a number to the power of an exponent.

Syntax

Like many functions in DataPrime, power supports two notations, function and method. These interchangeable forms allow flexibility in how you structure expressions.

Function notation

power(number: number, exponent: number): number

Method notation

(number: number).power(exponent: number): number

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
number	number	true	The base value to raise
exponent	number	true	The exponent to raise the base to (e.g. 2 squares the base)

Example

Use case: Square a number

Raise a numeric field to the power of 2 to calculate its square.

Example data

{
    "num": 7
}

Example query

Function notation

create num_squared from power(num, 2)

Method notation

create num_squared from num.power(2)

Example output

  {
      "num": 7,
      "num_squared": 49
  }