cppPowerXYWhileInf

#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; }

    while (y)
    {
        power *= x;
        --y;
    }

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

    return 0;
}