calculatePower

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    int x{ 0 };
    int y{ 0 };
    float result{ 1 };
    std::cout << "Enter x \n";
    std::cin >> x;
    std::cout << "Enter y \n";
    std::cin >> y;
    bool negative{ y < 0 };
    y = negative ? y * (-1) : y;
    for (; y > 0; result*=x, --y);
    result = negative ? 1 / result : result;
    std::cout << "Result is " << result << '\n';
}