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+// xpow.h                                               -*- C++ -*-
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (_xpow_h)
+#define _xpow_h 1
+
+#ifdef __GNUG__
+#pragma interface
+#endif
+
+#include <Complex.h>
+
+#include "Matrix.h"
+
+#include "tree-const.h"
+
+extern tree_constant xpow (double a, double b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (double a, Matrix& b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (double a, Complex& b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (double a, ComplexMatrix& b);
+
+extern tree_constant xpow (Matrix& a, double b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (Matrix& a, Complex& b);
+
+extern tree_constant xpow (Complex& a, double b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (Complex& a, Matrix& b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (Complex& a, Complex& b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (Complex& a, ComplexMatrix& b);
+
+extern tree_constant xpow (ComplexMatrix& a, double b);
+extern tree_constant xpow (ComplexMatrix& a, Complex& b);
+
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (double a, Matrix& b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (double a, ComplexMatrix& b);
+
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (Matrix& a, double b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (Matrix& a, Matrix& b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (Matrix& a, Complex& b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (Matrix& a, ComplexMatrix& b);
+
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (Complex& a, Matrix& b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (Complex& a, ComplexMatrix& b);
+
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (ComplexMatrix& a, double b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (ComplexMatrix& a, Matrix& b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (ComplexMatrix& a, Complex& b);
+extern tree_constant elem_xpow (ComplexMatrix& a, ComplexMatrix& b);
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/