// **************************************************************** 
// Power.java 
// 
// Reads in two integers and uses a recursive power method 
// to compute the first raised to the second power. 
// **************************************************************** 
import java.util.Scanner; 
public class Power 
{ 
 public static void main(String[] args) 
 { 
 int base, exp; 
 int answer; 
 Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); 
 System.out.print("Welcome to the power program! "); 
 System.out.println("Please use integers only."); 
 
 //get base 
 System.out.print("Enter the base you would like raised to a power: "); 
 base = scan.nextInt(); 
 //get exponent 
 System.out.print("Enter the power you would like it raised to: "); 
 exp = scan.nextInt(); 
 answer = power(base,exp); 
 System.out.println(base + " raised to the " + exp + " is " + answer); 
 } 
 // ------------------------------------------------- 
 // Computes and returns base^exp 
 // ------------------------------------------------- 
 public static int power(int base, int exp) 
 { 
 int pow; 
 if (exp == 0) {
    pow = 1;
 } else {
    pow = base*power(base, exp-1);
 }
 return pow;
 //otherwise set pow to base*base^(exp-1) 
 //return pow 
 } 
}