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

Another way is:

int Pow(int value, int pow) {
    var result = value;
    while (pow-- > 1)
        result *= value;
    return pow == 0 ? result : pow == -1 ? 1 : throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(pow));
}