new_operators 0.0.5 → 0.0.6

data/lib/new_operators/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module NewOperators
-  VERSION = "0.0.5"
+  VERSION = "0.0.6"
 end

data/lib/new_operators.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 class Fixnum
   def ^(x)
-  product = x
-    x.times do 
-     product = product * self
+    return 'no negative exponents' if x < 0
+    return 'no negative numbers' if self < 0
+  	product, remainder = self, nil
+  	return 'undefined' if self == 0 && x == 0
+  	return 1 if x == 0
+  	return self if x == 1
+  	(x % 2 == 0) ? (remainder = 1) : (remainder = self; x = x - 1)
+   	(x-1).times do 
+  	  product = product * self
     end
-  return product
+  	return product * remainder
   end
 end

metadata

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: new_operators
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
   prerelease: 
-  version: 0.0.5
+  version: 0.0.6
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Charlie McElfresh