Compile exponentiation operator to ES5
> Compile exponentiation operator to ES5
``js
// x ** y
let squared = 2 ** 2;
// same as: 2 * 2
let cubed = 2 ** 3;
// same as: 2 2 2
// x **= y
let a = 2;
a **= 2;
// same as: a = a * a;
let b = 3;
b **= 3;
// same as: b = b b b;
`
`sh`
npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator
.babelrc
`json`
{
"plugins": ["transform-exponentiation-operator"]
}
`sh`
babel --plugins transform-exponentiation-operator script.js
`javascript``
require("babel-core").transform("code", {
plugins: ["transform-exponentiation-operator"]
});
* Proposal: Exponentiation Operator
* Spec: Exponential Operator