public class PowerWithIteration {

    public static void main (String[] argv)
    {
        int p = power (3, 2);
        System.out.println ( "3^2 = " + p);

        p = power (3, 4);
        System.out.println ( "3^4 = " + p);

        p = power (2, 8);
        System.out.println ( "2^8 = " + p);
    }

    static int power (int a, int b)
    {
        int p = 1;          // a^0
        while (b > 0) {
            p = p * a;      // b times through loop.
            b --;
        }
        return p;
    }

}