How do you do *integer* exponentiation in C#?

Question

The built-in Math.Pow() function in .NET raises a double base to a double exponent and returns a double result.

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Answer 1

LINQ anyone?

public static int Pow(this int bas, int exp)
{
    return Enumerable
          .Repeat(bas, exp)
          .Aggregate(1, (a, b) => a * b);
}

usage as extension:

var threeToThePowerOfNine = 3.Pow(9);