Section 1.7 Functions#
Program#
#include <stdio.h>
int power(int m, int n);
/* test power function */
main()
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
printf("%d %d %d\n", i, power(2,i), power(-3,i));
return 0;
}
/* power: raise base to n-th power; n >= 0 */
int power(int base, int n)
{
int i, p;
p = 1;
for (i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
p = p * base;
return p;
}
Explanation#
This program is a simple demonstration of functions. A function power is declared to take two integer arguments and return an int value. In the program we send a number, base and a number, n to power, and the program returns the value of base raised to power n.