// ****************************************************************
//   Power.java
//
//   Reads in two integers and uses a recursive power method
//   to compute the first raised to the second power.
// ****************************************************************
import java.io.*;

public class Power
{
   public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
   {
      int base, exp;
      int answer;

      BufferedReader keyboard = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

      System.out.print("Welcome to the power program! ");
      System.out.println("Please use integers only.");

      //get base
      System.out.print("Enter the base you would like raised to a power: ");
      base = Integer.parseInt(keyboard.readLine());

      //get exponent
      System.out.print("Enter the power you would like it raised to: ");
      exp = Integer.parseInt(keyboard.readLine());

      answer = power(base,exp);
      System.out.println(base + " raised to the " + exp + " is " + answer);
   }


   // -------------------------------------------------
   //   Computes and returns base^exp
   // -------------------------------------------------
   public static int power(int base, int exp)
   {
      int pow;
      // if the exponent is 0, set pow to 1

      // otherwise set pow to base*base^(exp-1)

      // return pow


   }
}