protected NumericType evaluate(NumericType firstNumber, NumericType secondNumber)
    {
        // If either of the arguments is a real number, then use real number arithmetic, otherwise use integer arithmetic.
        if (firstNumber.isInteger() && secondNumber.isInteger())
        {
            int n1 = firstNumber.intValue();
            int n2 = secondNumber.intValue();

            int result = 1;

            for (int i = 0; i < n2; i++)
            {
                result *= n1;
            }

            return new IntLiteral(result);
        }
        else
        {
            return new DoubleLiteral(Math.pow(firstNumber.doubleValue(), secondNumber.doubleValue()));
        }
    }
protected NumericType evaluate(NumericType firstNumber, NumericType secondNumber)
    {
        
        if (firstNumber.isInteger() && secondNumber.isInteger())
        {
            int n1 = firstNumber.intValue();
            int n2 = secondNumber.intValue();

            int result = 1;

            for (int i = 0; i < n2; i++)
            {
                result *= n1;
            }

            return new IntLiteral(result);
        }
        else
        {
            return new DoubleLiteral(Math.pow(firstNumber.doubleValue(), secondNumber.doubleValue()));
        }
    }
protected NumericType evaluate ( NumericType firstNumber , NumericType secondNumber ) { // If either of the arguments is a real number, then use real number arithmetic, otherwise use integer arithmetic. if ( firstNumber . isInteger ( ) && secondNumber . isInteger ( ) ) { int n1 = firstNumber . intValue ( ) ; int n2 = secondNumber . intValue ( ) ; int result = 1 ; for ( int i = 0 ; i < n2 ; i ++ ) { result *= n1 ; } return new IntLiteral ( result ) ; } else { return new DoubleLiteral ( Math . pow ( firstNumber . doubleValue ( ) , secondNumber . doubleValue ( ) ) ) ; } }
Evaluates the arithmetic operator on its two numeric arguments.

@param  firstNumber  The first argument.
@param  secondNumber The second argument.

@return The result of performing the arithmetic operator on its arguments.
Evaluates the arithmetic operator on its two numeric arguments .