Is there an exponent operator in C#?

Question

For example, does an operator exist to handle this?

float Result, Number1, Number2;

Number1 = 2;
Number2 = 2;

Result = Number1 (operator) Number2;
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Answer 1

Since no-one has yet wrote a function to do this with two integers, here's one way:

private long CalculatePower(int number, int powerOf)
{
    for (int i = powerOf; i > 1; i--)
        number *= number;
    return number;
}
CalculatePower(5, 3); // 125
CalculatePower(8, 4); // 4096
CalculatePower(6, 2); // 36

Alternatively in VB.NET:

Private Function CalculatePower(number As Integer, powerOf As Integer) As Long
    For i As Integer = powerOf To 2 Step -1
        number *= number
    Next
    Return number
End Function
CalculatePower(5, 3) ' 125
CalculatePower(8, 4) ' 4096
CalculatePower(6, 2) ' 36