cppPowerXY

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    int x{ 0 };
    int y{ 0 };
    int power{ 1 };
    bool neg{ false };

    std::cout << "Enter x\n";
    std::cin >> x;
    std::cout << "Enter y\n";
    std::cin >> y;

    if (neg = y < 0) { y = -y; }
    for (; y; power *= x, --y);

    std::cout << "x ^ y = " << (neg ? (float)1 / power : power) << '\n';

    return 0;
}