Add support to Math.Pow

[lock9]

Problem: The Decimals property "can't" be used inside smart contracts to deal with the supply. Example: It's not possible to convert 100_000_000 to 100_000_000.00000000.

Solution: Add support to Math.Pow (or equivalent). Python Example:

@public(name="totalSupply", safe=True)
def total_supply() -> int:
    return 100000000 * 10 ** decimals() # 100,000,000.00000000

Note: I'm not sure if there is another solution for this.

Question: How do people calculate the total supply without using the decimals property? (inside the smart contract).

[Jim8y]

BigInteger.Pow

[lock9]

Would it be hard to add Math.Pow and make it work like BigInteger.Pow? Identical behavior, just so it's easier to use

[cschuchardt88]

Can't you use BigInteger in python? Would be like this:

BigInteger.Pow(100_000_000, 8); // (value, exponent)

[Jim8y]

Would it be hard to add Math.Pow and make it work like BigInteger.Pow?

Identical behavior, just so it's easier to use

Well, not hard at all, just a few lines of code. I am working to make the method support more complete, but will take time to get merged.

[lock9]

Sure, no rush. Thank you for looking into it