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64 lines
944 B
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# babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator
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> Compile exponentiation operator to ES5
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## Example
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```js
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// x ** y
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let squared = 2 ** 2;
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// same as: 2 * 2
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let cubed = 2 ** 3;
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// same as: 2 * 2 * 2
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// x **= y
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let a = 2;
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a **= 2;
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// same as: a = a * a;
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let b = 3;
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b **= 3;
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// same as: b = b * b * b;
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```
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## Installation
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```sh
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npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator
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```
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## Usage
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### Via `.babelrc` (Recommended)
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**.babelrc**
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```json
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{
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"plugins": ["transform-exponentiation-operator"]
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}
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```
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### Via CLI
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```sh
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babel --plugins transform-exponentiation-operator script.js
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```
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### Via Node API
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```javascript
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require("babel-core").transform("code", {
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plugins: ["transform-exponentiation-operator"]
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});
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```
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## References
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* [Proposal: Exponentiation Operator](https://github.com/rwaldron/exponentiation-operator)
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* [Spec: Exponential Operator](https://rwaldron.github.io/exponentiation-operator/)
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