The ^ operator is undefined for arguments

Question

(((difference - previousStep)/1000)^2)
//difference and previousStep are both doubles

Why can't I use the ^ operator with doubles? I just want to know why. Luckily for me, I can just have a few differences - the previous step on its own, because I just squared it, but if I need to bring it to the N-th power, then this will be a problem. So why can't you double and is there a way around this?

Answer 1

The operator is ^not an exponential operator in Java; it is a bitwise XOR operator that doesn't make much sense with arguments double.

, Math.pow(yourValue, 2) .

Answer 2

^ Java, Math.pow(((difference - previousStep)/1000), 2)