PHP-CS-Fixer/doc/rules/alias/pow_to_exponentiation.rst

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Rule ``pow_to_exponentiation``
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Converts ``pow`` to the ``**`` operator.

Warning
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Using this rule is risky
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Risky when the function ``pow`` is overridden.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
   - pow($a, 1);
   + $a** 1;

Rule sets
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The rule is part of the following rule sets:

- `@PHP56Migration:risky <./../../ruleSets/PHP56MigrationRisky.rst>`_
- `@PHP70Migration:risky <./../../ruleSets/PHP70MigrationRisky.rst>`_
- `@PHP71Migration:risky <./../../ruleSets/PHP71MigrationRisky.rst>`_
- `@PHP74Migration:risky <./../../ruleSets/PHP74MigrationRisky.rst>`_
- `@PHP80Migration:risky <./../../ruleSets/PHP80MigrationRisky.rst>`_
- `@PhpCsFixer:risky <./../../ruleSets/PhpCsFixerRisky.rst>`_
- `@Symfony:risky <./../../ruleSets/SymfonyRisky.rst>`_