about exponentiation

[emretepedev]

I want to format exponentiation symbols like in JavaScript. Also OpenZeppelin uses it like this:

Expected Behaviour

function foo(int x) public returns (int) {
  return x ** x;
}

Actual Behaviour

function foo(int x) public returns (int) {
  return x**x; // here
}

Maybe it should be changed in the config?

[Janther]

Hi,

We decided on #174 to not to use an option for this.

We try to use as few options as possible as this is easier for maintenance.

The only use of exponentiation I could find in the OpenZeppelin contracts was here.

[fvictorio]

Uhm, the fact that prettier formats it that way in javascript makes me think we might want to reconsider this. On the other hand, this plugin is already used by a lot of projects, and forcing a re-format without a good reason might not be a great idea.

I say we keep this issue open for now just in case. Thanks for the data point @emretepedev.

[sambacha]

fwiw the solidity style guide only makes a distinction when used to denote precedence.

[emretepedev]

Hi,

We decided on #174 to not to use an option for this.

We try to use as few options as possible as this is easier for maintenance.

The only use of exponentiation I could find in the OpenZeppelin contracts was here.

Hi @Janther I saw in OpenZeppelin's Contracts Wizard, not in contract. Open in Remix (copied from the oz contract wizard). Also, I saw in ethernaut contracts.

[fvictorio]

Closing this, the exponentiation operator is now surrounded with spaces.