Description
Calculates the square of a number: the number multiplied by itself.
Syntax
sq(x)
Parameters
x: the number. Allowed data types: any data type.
Returns
The square of the number. Data type: double.
Calculates the square of a number: the number multiplied by itself.
sq(x)
x: the number. Allowed data types: any data type.
The square of the number. Data type: double.
Because of the way the sq() function is implemented, avoid using other functions inside the brackets, it may lead to incorrect results.
This code will yield incorrect results:
int inputSquared = sq(Serial.parseInt()); // avoid thisUse this instead:
int input = Serial.parseInt(); // keep other operations outside the sq function
int inputSquared = sq(input);