/**
* Returns a <code>BigFraction</code> whose value is <tt>(this<sup>exponent</sup>)</tt>, returning
* the result in reduced form.
*
* @param exponent exponent to which this <code>BigFraction</code> is to be raised.
* @return <tt>this<sup>exponent</sup></tt> as a <code>BigFraction</code>.
*/
public BigFraction pow(final long exponent) {
if (exponent < 0) {
return new BigFraction(
ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, -exponent), ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, -exponent));
}
return new BigFraction(
ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, exponent), ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, exponent));
}
/**
* Returns a <code>BigFraction</code> whose value is <tt>(this<sup>exponent</sup>)</tt>, returning
* the result in reduced form.
*
* @param exponent exponent to which this <code>BigFraction</code> is to be raised.
* @return <tt>this<sup>exponent</sup></tt> as a <code>BigFraction</code>.
*/
public BigFraction pow(final BigInteger exponent) {
if (exponent.compareTo(BigInteger.ZERO) < 0) {
final BigInteger eNeg = exponent.negate();
return new BigFraction(
ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, eNeg), ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, eNeg));
}
return new BigFraction(
ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, exponent), ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, exponent));
}